The Belo Horizonte City Council in Brazil has preliminarily passed a bill aiming to make the city the "Bitcoin Capital," allowing the use of BTC to pay municipal taxes and promoting merchants to accept cryptocurrencies. The bill was proposed by a Liberal Party councilor and received 20 votes in favor, 8 against, and 6 abstentions. The bill still requires a second round of voting and approval from the mayor. (Cointelegraph)