Early stumble as El Salvador starts Bitcoin as currency
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender Tuesday, but the rollout stumbled in its first hours and President Nayib Bukele informed that the digital wallet used for transactions was not functioning.
For part of the morning, El Salvador’s president became tech support for a nation stepping into the world of cryptocurrency...
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