Indeed it is. The government just mandated that everyone in the country is obligated to use a startup's app, more or less. This has to be one of the most egregious examples of regulatory capture I've seen in a long time.

"Legal tender" means that people are legally obligated to accept this as payment. Maybe the law will be broad enough that the buyer can set the terms of how the Bitcoin is delivered, but given how prominently this Strike app and their founder are participating in the launch, I suspect it will mostly just drive users to this startup.

Forcing everyone to accept Bitcoin, maybe through a specific startup company's app depending on how this is rolled out, is a weird juxtaposition to the libertarian ideals of many Bitcoiners.