Why El Salvador made bitcoin a national currency

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English - September 10, 2021 13:13 - 13 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
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El Salvador recently became the first and only country to recognize bitcoin as an official currency. It’s a high-risk, high-reward experiment for the and the world is watching. The Wall Street Journal’s Caitlin Ostroff explains.

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