The Marshall Islands, a Pacific island nation has become the first country in the world to recognise a crypto currency or digital currency as its legal tender after passing a law through its parliament to create the digital currency "Sovereign," or SOV.
The Marshall Islands is partnering with Israeli fintech start up Neema to launch its SOV.
The island country will issue 24 million SOVs in Initial Currency Offering (ICO).
The digital currency in the island nation will have an equal status with the US dollar as a form of payment. The US dollar is the Pacific island nation's current currency.
Earlier, Venezuela became the first country to launch its own crypto-currency ‘Petro’ but its validity as legal tender is not yet known.
The Republic of Marshall Islands is an island country located in the Pacific Ocean. The country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia.