{"id":1531124,"date":"2025-04-18T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1531124"},"modified":"2025-04-18T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:40:00","slug":"panama-city-approves-bitcoin-and-crypto-payments-for-taxes-fees-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/panama-city-approves-bitcoin-and-crypto-payments-for-taxes-fees-permits\/1531124\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama City Approves Bitcoin And Crypto Payments for Taxes, Fees, & Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Panama City Approves Bitcoin And Crypto Payments for Taxes, Fees, & Permits<\/span><\/p>\n

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Via BitcoinMagazine.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

In yet another milestone for Bitcoin adoption in Latin America, the Panama City Council has voted to approve the acceptance of Bitcoin and other digital currencies for municipal services, making it the first public institution in the country to do so.<\/p>\n

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The news was announced by Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi on X (formerly Twitter), who\u00a0stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cPanama City council has just voted in favor of becoming the first public institution of government to accept payments in Crypto. Citizens will now be able to pay taxes, fees, tickets and permits entirely in crypto starting with BTC, ETH, USDC, USDT.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This decision sets Panama City on a more progressive path, enabling residents to interact with their local government using\u00a0Bitcoin<\/a>\u00a0for everyday\u00a0transactions<\/a>. Mizrachi also\u00a0explained<\/a>\u00a0how this was achieved without the need for new legislation, a hurdle that had stalled previous efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior administrations tried to push a bill in the senate to make this possible, but we found a simple way to do it without new legislation. Legally, public institutions must receive funds in $, so we partner with a bank who will take care of the transaction\u2014receiving in crypto and convert on spot to $. This allows for the free flow of crypto in the entire economy and entire government.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Panama City Mayor\u2019s Office further confirmed the news on its official social media channels,\u00a0saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will soon become the first public institution in the country to allow payment for municipal services in cryptocurrency, through an authorized bank that will be responsible for converting the proceeds into dollars for the Mayor\u2019s Office.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Mayor Mizrachi also\u00a0revealed<\/a>\u00a0that the agreement with the banking partner will be finalized\u00a0next week<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cDeal\u2019s being signed next week at the Blockchain conf in Panama. Look out for signing of the deal next week.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Muy pronto nos convertiremos en la primera instituci\u00f3n p\u00fablica del pa\u00eds en permitir el pago de servicios municipales en criptomonedas, a trav\u00e9s de un banco autorizado que se encargar\u00e1 de transformar los ingresos en d\u00f3lares para la Alcald\u00eda.\u2728 pic.twitter.com\/wccxO1agfR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alcald\u00eda de Panam\u00e1 (@Panamaalcaldia) April 15, 2025<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 04\/18\/2025 – 09:40<\/span><\/p>\n

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