Sweden Becomes the First Country to Settle Debt via Bitcoin

While merchants throughout the world accept Bitcoin as a method of payment, governments are generally more laid-back and conservative in this regard. However, recent reports indicate that officials from the Swedish Enforcement Agency have settled a pending debt using the digital currency, which makes them the first country to accept Bitcoin for a debt being paid back to the state.
In a recent press statement, Johannes Paulson, in charge of operation development at the Swedish Enforcement Authori