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Businesses must accept bitcoin if they have the technology

Miguel Menjivar, left, sells bread on a street in San Salvador, El Salvador, before sunrise Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, on the day all businesses have to accept payments in Bitcoin, except those lacking the technology to do so.
Miguel Menjivar, left, sells bread on a street in San Salvador, El Salvador, before sunrise Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, on the day all businesses have to accept payments in Bitcoin, except those lacking the technology to do so. Photo: Salvador Melendez (AP)

All businesses in El Salvador must start accepting bitcoin this week, provided they have the technology. Salvadorans took to social media on Tuesday to show purchases made in bitcoin at places like McDonald’s and Starbucks, but small businesses are less equipped to handle the cryptocurrency.

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