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El Salvador Becomes First Country to Officially Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender

CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains the significance and potential ripple effect of El Salvador officially adopting bitcoin as legal tender. Plus, a look at the U.S. Senate approving a $250 billion bipartisan technology and manufacturing bill to counter China on technological advancement.

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El Salvador Commerce Secretary: Bitcoin Won’t Replace Dollar

El Salvador seeks to be the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Responding to Salvadorans fearful of a full pivot to a bitcoin standard, El Salvador’s Secretary of Commerce and Investments, Miguel Kattán, announced bitcoin would not replace the U.S. dollar.

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Bitcoin Could Become Legal Tender in El Salvador

Avik Roy, the president of Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and Forbes Policy Editor, joins “All About Bitcoin” to explain why he thinks the U.S. cannot deny bitcoin as a currency once El Salvador establishes it as legal tender.

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A Flood of BTC Moving Off Exchanges Since El Salvador President Bukele’s Announcement

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's goal to make bitcoin legal tender is lifting sentiment around bitcoin. Since his announcement, a flood of BTC has been moving off exchanges at the highest rate since last November. Is that a sign of a bullish trend? “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

Milestone in monetary history? El Salvador is looking to be the world’s first sovereign nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, says El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. “The Hash” team unpacks Bukele’s announcement, raising questions of whether or not bitcoin can be a valuable financial tool under authoritarian regimes.

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El Salvador Looks to Become the World’s First Sovereign Nation to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender

Michael Peterson, the director of Salvadorian bitcoin initiative Bitcoin Beach, on the state of digital payments in El Salvador responding to President Nayib Bukele's announcement he is submitting a bill to make bitcoin a legal tender.

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