In El Salvador, Bitcoin’s Libertarian Streak Meets an Autocratic Regime - WIRED

In El Salvador, Bitcoin’s Libertarian Streak Meets an Autocratic Regime - WIRED
The cryptocurrency has come to symbolize financial freedom from governments. Many Salvadorans are unhappy about the way it was made an official currency.
In early June, a prerecorded video informed citizens of El Salvador that they were about to participate in a grand experiment. The speaker was Nayib Bukele, the countrys 40-year-old president, who de… [+5653 chars] Read More



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