Politics & Government
At Miami Conference, El Salvador's President Announced He Wants Bitcoin To Be Legal Tender In His Country
In a recorded message played at the conference, Bukele said would he send proposed legislation to do that to the country's congress.
June 7, 2021
At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Wynwood over the weekend, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that he wants to make the cryptocurrency legal tender in his country.
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In a recorded message played at the conference, Bukele said would he send proposed legislation to do that to the country’s congress.
The 39-year-old president, who has maintained approval ratings above 90% and made Twitter his preferred way of communicating, characterized it as an idea that could help El Salvador move forward.
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