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El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

El Salvador has become the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele hailed as a historic step towards financial inclusion and economic growth for the poor Central American nation.

Bitcoin entrepreneurs were thrilled by the decision in a country where 70 per cent of Salvadorans do not have access to traditional financial services.
Bitcoin entrepreneurs were thrilled by the decision in a country where 70 per cent of Salvadorans do not have access to traditional financial services.Foto: Benoit Tessier/Reuters/NTB
  • Jude Webber (FT)
  • Eva Szalay (FT)
Publisert 14. June 2021, kl. 13.23Oppdatert 14. June 2021, kl. 13.39
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