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Re:El Salvador’s new Bitcoin wallets could cost Western Unio... by qeternity on Thursday September 09, 2021 @10:32AM (#28470100)
They ARE using USDT. Strike, the platform being used, automatically converts everything to Tethers.

There's hardly anything truly "bitcoin" about El Salvador's system.

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Re:El Salvador’s new Bitcoin wallets could cost Western Unio... by mateuszf on Thursday September 09, 2021 @02:19PM (#28472864)
Not sure what's the current status on this but they were planning on moving from Tether to cooperation with El Salvador banks.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/06/21/strike-is-phasi...

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