In any discussion of financial matters at the Summit of the Americas, ​it may be hard to ignore the rise of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. ​

Notoriously volatile, these trading instruments, not controlled by any central bank, ​have sparked a range of government policies, from outright bans to full embrace. 

CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock shows us what’s going on with Bitcoin in El Salvador.

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