Legal Tender

• Bukele and the volcano: El Salvador doubles-down on Bitcoin

  'I think there's a lot that's left to be explained about how Bitcoin City is going to work,' said Canadian author Alex Tapscott of El Salvador's offer of 'volcano bonds.'

  World

  Nov 23, 2021
  
• Government to phase out $1,000 bill and several older banknotes as legal tender

  Some of the bills affected date back to the 1930s, and they're still out there and considered legal tender.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2018
  
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• Indian rupee cancellation leaves some Canadian residents with worthless cash

  A number of Canadian residents have suddenly found themselves with worthless wads of cash after the Indian government abruptly scrapped its highest-denomination currency notes this week.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2016
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• Chaos in India after PM voids 86% of currency notes to tackle underground economy

  Industry leaders and bankers backed Indian PM Narendra Modi's shock move to void large-denomination currency notes to fight corruption and tax evasion.

  World

  Nov 10, 2016