It’s been seven months since El Salvador adopted bitcoin as legal currency. Since then, the price of bitcoin plunged, and the crypto market has lost billions of dollars. But President Nayib Bukele said his country is doubling down on bitcoin, and getting 500 more coins. Many are concerned it’s too big of a gamble for one of the poorest countries in the continent. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports.
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