Should Malaysia Adopt Crypto As Legal Tender?

Aaron Tang, Luno Malaysia

23-Mar-22 07:15

Should Malaysia Adopt Crypto As Legal Tender?

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Aaron Tang, Country Manager at Luno Malaysia weighs the pros and cons of adopting crypto as legal tender and helps us understand how easy is it for a country to implement, as well as whether Malaysia is ready for such a move in the first place. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Tan Chen Li

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: personal finance, young finance, financial literacy, business analysis, social issues, technology, tech

Tags: legal tender, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, crypto, bank negara malaysia, securities commission, imf, the ministry of communications and multimedia,

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