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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @chairman_pretense 23 Dec 2023 freebie \ parent \ on: Argentina Repeals Forced Legal Tender Laws, Debts Can Be Settled in Bitcoin bitcoin
Who do the restrictions apply to? Creditors or debtors? The way this is expressed makes it appear that creditors must accept any currency in repayment of debt, which would mean having to accept eth if someone owed you money.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 23 Dec 2023
Certainly not. They're repealing forced legal tender laws, the laws that force people to accept fiat. Without those laws private entities can choose to accept whatever.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chairman_pretense 23 Dec 2023 freebie
My understanding is a creditor can accept whatever they wish and settle any debt any time they choose.