More than 1,000 people took to the streets of San Salvador, El Salvador on Tuesday to protest against the country’s new Bitcoin Law, championed by 40-year-old President Nayib Bukele. The law recognizes bitcoin as legal tender, and is considered a huge gamble for one of the poorest countries in Latin America.
Cryptocurrencies
Salvadorans Protest Against Government’s Bitcoin Gamble as Official Wallet Suffers Glitches
People took the streets on Tuesday, the first day El Salvador officially recognized bitcoin as legal tender.
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Matt Novak
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