Six months into the experiment, bit coination is not looking so hot. What happens when a country adopts crypto as a national currency? A'm shan ramas firm that is ahead antere explained.
By making bitcoin a national currency, El Salvador tried to transform its economy. Rest of World’s Leo Schwartz explains why the bet hasn’t yet paid off.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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