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Bukele goes crypto

  • Andrew Thompson

As El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson assesses what the cryptocurrency could mean for the country's economy - including its remittances, debt and overall stability.

Bukele goes crypto

by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson

Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.

This week, as El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, he assesses what the cryptocurrency could mean for the country's economy - including its remittances, debt and overall stability.

These stories are also available on Andrew’s blog site:

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