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2021.09.09 06:51 GMT+8

Bitcoin tumbles on first day as legal tender in El Salvador

Updated 2021.09.09 06:51 GMT+8
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The Salvadoran government has given citizens $30 each of Bitcoin to help encourage its adoption as legal tender in the country, but many in El Salvador are hesitant to support the cryptocurrency.  

Tumble Bitcoin took on the market Tuesday, down nearly 20% at one point on its first official day in use in El Salvador, didn’t help promote confidence in the currency.

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