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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by cloudbonsai on Monday February 03, 2025 @11:51PM (#42928132)
In 2021, the percentage of Salvadorans who were using Bitcoin was 26%. After three years of mandatory acceptance requirement, it's now 8%.

It says a lot about the popularity of Bitcoin, no?

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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by j16sdiz on Monday February 03, 2025 @11:57PM (#42928185)
...had used at least once, not "using"

The government were giving out btc

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