El Salvador Adopted Bitcoin As A National Currency. Here’s How It’s Going.

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Published 2022-04-13
It’s been seven months since El Salvador President Nayib Bukele declared bitcoin as a national currency, but so far, the country has seen confusion, glitchy transactions and fluctuating prices that have left most Salvadorans slow to adopt. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz has a closer look.» Subscribe to NBC News: nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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El Salvador Adopted Bitcoin As A National Currency. Here’s How It’s Going.

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    Every single project takes time and specially if all international system is against it. 7 months have passed for something new for EVERYONE!!! So yea it will not be perfect or smooth.
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    Even if it's not working great, I respect Bukele for trying something.
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    No se cual es el propisito de MBC de hacer un reportaje de El Salvador y bitcoin, y no precisamente positivo, porsupuesto que tenia que ser negtivo. Pero ni se molesten que un 97% de los Salvadoreños apoyamos a Bukele y estamos felices de que haya combertido el Bitcoin moneda legal en El Salvador, y lo que dicen es mentira porque yo estuve de vacaciones de semana santa, regresé este pasado lunes y estuve en esa misma playa de donde ustedes reportan ,y yo use bitcoin, pague en bitcoin no solo en un citio , si no en varios y no tuve ningun problema, porque no mejor se enfocan en dar un repirte positivo de El Salvador que hay tantos de los que pueden hacer reportajes, como por ejemplo de la cantidad de turistas que visitaron El Salvador para semana santa, que para mi fue imprecionante ver tanta gente que estavamos visitando, de la seguridad que sentiamos al ver soldados , policia cuidando que todo estuviera teanquilo, porque no reportan sobre el Covid-19 en El Salvador , que esta entre los 15 paises mejores para viajar porque no hay restricciones debido al buen desempeño del presidente Bukele , donde te puedes vacunar sin inportar de que parte del mundo seas, y estos son salamente 2 o 3 temas que les di, pero hay tantos otros de los cuales pueden hacer reportes positivos, los cuales se estan logrando por tener el mejor lider del mundo el presudente BUKELE..por lo tanto no sean intrigantes y no traten de hacernos creer lo contrario . NBC Es un medio informativo reconocido , no caigan bajo haciendo periodismo falso, mentiroso,y deshonesto. Que da verguenza, por lo menos yo me desilucione al ver este video de ustedes, porque estuve 2 semanas en El Salvador y mi experiencia fue la mejor que tuve , me senti el Salvadoreño mas orgulloso y super feliz de ver, sentir los cambios tan hermosos que mi pais esta logrando gracias al liderasgo de el presidente Bukele.. a todos lis que vean este video no crean nada que es una farza. Al cintrario, los invito a que visiten El salvador y se convenceran lo delicioso que la van a pasar, y podran pagar con dolares o con Bitcoin
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  • @XerxezsX
    The most critical thing you didn't mention (on purpose) is that Bukele bought Bitcoin at $54,000 and now it's at $31,000 🤣