The lesson of El Salvador’s failed Bitcoin experiment
The revolution is dead in El Salvador. It's a lesson for developing nations who aim to seek out economic autonomy by making crypto legal tender.
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The revolution is dead in El Salvador. It's a lesson for developing nations who aim to seek out economic autonomy by making crypto legal tender.
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