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El Salvador Abandons Bitcoin as Legal Tender After Failed Experiment (ticotimes.net)

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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Half of El Salvador doesn't have electricity or internet, Bukele is just a far-right weirdo who probably thought this would attract Techbros to invest in his regime.