What Comes Next in El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment?

Feb 18, 2022, 08:00 AM

Last September, El Salvador adopted bitcoin as legal tender. The news got a lot of attention, but a few months in, the cryptocurrency has yet to catch on with the cash-loving Salvadorans. WSJ Deputy Editor for Latin America Santiago Pérez joins host Zoe Thomas to bring us the latest on El Salvador’s big bet on bitcoin, and the steps its president is taking to try and ensure its success.
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Last September, El Salvador adopted bitcoin as legal tender. The news got a lot of attention, but a few months in, the cryptocurrency has yet to catch on with the cash-loving Salvadorans. WSJ Deputy Editor for Latin America Santiago Pérez joins host Zoe Thomas to bring us the latest on El Salvador’s big bet on bitcoin, and the steps its president is taking to try and ensure its success.

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