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Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It

Samson Mow reveals the fast-moving process behind a radical financial experiment.

By David Z. Morris

Updated May 11, 2023, 6:21 p.m. Published Dec 16, 2021, 7:27 p.m.

Construction workers, who are paid in Bitcoin, work on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal.