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2.74%
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SOL
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4.56%
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0.00%
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TRX
$0.3199
0.89%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1918
3.81%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6547
2.90%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.78
2.72%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9995
0.06%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.76
2.15%
BCH logo
BCH
$512.27
2.70%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3166
3.09%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6194
3.70%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.20
3.54%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.33
1.34%
LEO logo
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Bukele’s Bitcoin Blunder for El Salvador

Preached as a way to support an underbanked population, bitcoin will increase fees and risks for Salvadorans.

By Steve Hanke, Nicholas Hanlon
Updated Dec 12, 2022, 12:54 p.m. Published Jun 23, 2021, 2:40 p.m.
A construction worker, who is paid in bitcoin, works on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador.
A construction worker, who is paid in bitcoin, works on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador.