"With Bitcoin as legal tender & inspiration, our country opens a new chapter in its inspiring journey towards a brighter future via blockchain tech," he wrote in his tweet.
The Sango project's plans include building a "legal crypto hub" aimed at attracting global businesses and crypto enthusiasts and creating a virtual "crypto island," a special economic zone in the metaverse that will also have an equivalent space in the physical world.
Additional plans include establishing a crypto national bank, creating a state-sponsored lightning wallet, and exempting crypto exchanges from taxes. The project will also incorporate the "tokenization" of the country's natural resources.
The Central African Republic (CAR) plans to have a dedicated legal framework for crypto in place by the end of the year.
More will be revealed on July 3rd at 7 pm CET during the Sango Genesis Event, which the president called the most "revolutionary" conference in the history of "blockchain technology" and "Web 3."