New law expands gold, silver, crypto payments in Florida

A new law passed earlier this year and set to take effect July 1, 2026 allows businesses to accept silver and gold coins as legal tender.
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1,000 silver coins, 5 gold escudos worth $1 million from 1715 treasure fleet found in Florida

The Treasure Coast of Florida includes Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County. The Treasure Coast of Florida got its name in part because of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet maritime ...
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U.S. indicts Guyanese opposition leader over alleged $50M Florida gold scheme

U.S. prosecutors in Miami have secured a federal grand jury indictment against a Guyana lawmaker poised to be the country’s ...
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$1 million in gold coins found in shipwreck along Florida coast

Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast,” a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that — a load of long-lost Spanish ...