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Five Years On, El Salvador Is Still Buying Bitcoin
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Bitcoin Magazine Editorial(03:32 PM UTC)
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Five years ago yesterday, El Salvador’s Congress voted 62-to-22 to pass the world’s first Bitcoin Law, making the small Central American nation the first country on earth to grant bitcoin legal tender status.
The date was June 8, 2021. Half a decade later, the government holds 7,677 BTC worth approximately $480 million — and it is still accumulating.
The country has run a dollar-cost…
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