El Salvador Bitcoin Buying Spree Continues, BTC Holdings Now At 6,000
Since making Bitcoin a legal tender in 2021, the El Salvador government, led by President Nayib Bukele, has pursued a consistent strategy of accumulating Bitcoin. This Bitcoin accumulation strategy, which has largely paid off, has continued up until now. According to recent data, El Salvador has now crossed the 6,000 BTC threshold. This makes El Salvador the sixth country behind the likes of the US, the UK, and Bhutan to hold 6,000 BTC or more. El Salvador’s Bitcoin Strategy Reaches New Milestone Unlike countries like the US and the UK, whose Bitcoin holdings are from seized assets from....
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