Crypto week at a glance: Another country adopts BTC as legal tender; Flipkart explores Web 3

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Bitcoin crossed a major milestone in September 2021, when it became a legal tender for El Salvador. Although this move was condemned by financial regulators, the country’s GDP grew. This was a major development for Bitcoin as many countries considered El Salvador as an experiment and it seems like the Central African Republic has seen enough to follow the trend setter. It might be a matter of time until the next country makes the announcement.Flipkart jumps into Web 3Flipkart surprisingly tweeted on the 28th of April that it is now exploring Web 3.0. The timing of the announcement is interesting as it comes during an extreme uncertainty in the Indian crypto ecosystem. The second reason why it is surprising is that last April they mentioned that they would accept Bitcoin as a method of payment on their platform on April Fool's Day.

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