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El Salvador adds nearly $25 million in bitcoin to state coffers, says president

Earlier last month, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar, which Bukele has argued will lower the cost of remittances from Salvadoran migrants living overseas.El Salvador adds nearly $25 million in bitcoin to state coffers, says president
A sign reads, "Bitcoin accepted here", outside a store where the cryptocurrency is accepted as a payment method in San Salvador, El Salvador September 24, 2021. Reuters
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Published at : October 28, 2021
Updated at : October 28, 2021 22:28
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