Tensions Grow In El Salvador Over The Bitcoin Gamble

Tensions Grow In El Salvador Over The Bitcoin Gamble

El Salvador will become the first country that adopts Bitcoin as its legal tender in September. However, several warnings are coming from the economist over the risks such a move poses. According to John Hopkins University findings, paying remittances with Bitcoin will be more costly than the usual traditional method. Also, another survey revealed that […]


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