El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment falls flat one year in

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Exactly one year ago, El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender in the country, mandating that all shops accept the tender.

But one year later, the experiment has fallen flat, as few people have opted to use the government’s e-wallet app Chivo to make purchases or send money.

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