Earlier this week, El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. The new law will go into effect in about three months. And from then on, citizens will be able to use bitcoin to do everything from paying taxes to buying goods and services. Host Marco Werman speaks with Neil Wilson, the chief market analyst for Markets.com.
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