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by Mike Robinson

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World Bank Rejects Central African Republic’s Bitcoin Island Plan

The Central African Republic was the first country to accept legal tender. Soon after, the country announced plans to build a crypto hub called “Sango” on an island, taking further inspiration from El Salvador’s example. However, the World Bank strongly opposes the nation’s strategy.

Sango, the Crypto Dream!

Just last week, CAR’s President Faustin Archange Touadera expressed his profound love for crypto, saying “an impenetrable bureaucracy is keeping us stuck in systems that do not give [emerging economies] a chance to be competitive”.

Sango’s proposed crypto hub has some great ideas to attract crypto investors and enthusiasts. Sango offers many benefits and incentives, including e-residency passports, which can be obtained through investments, tax-free zones and zero percent fees for cryptocurrency exchanges. Crypto firms interested in establishing a base in the hub will be able to crowdfund infrastructure projects and local projects. However, they must first join a waitinglist.

35 Million Dollars Worth of Confusing

The official site of the Sango crypto hub states that “The Central African Republic received approval for a $35 million fund from the World Bank for the digitalization of the public sector”. However, it now seems that the World Bank wants nothing to do with the ongoing crypto project, responding to the statement with the disclaimer: ‘The World Bank is not supporting ‘Sango: The First Crypto Initiative Project’, nor any other crypto initiatives”. According to CAR, the money approved was meant for digitization of tax collections and salary payments.

Flipside

  • The Central African Republic was the second nation to adopt Bitcoin legal tender last month.
  • President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele introduced his Bitcoin City model earlier this month to the rest of the world.

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