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El Salvador's Battle With the IMF Is Bigger Than Bitcoin

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El Salvador Bit Coin

President naib buqelle, who dropped the mike on twitter this month by claiming he trades his country's cash for bit coin on his phone while naked. Since then, its plunging value has cost the national treasury up to 22 million dollars worth of precious reserves. The country's bonds have tanked. Fears of diminished fin transparency. Meanwhile, has stalled a vital loan deal with the international monetery fund,. which urged el salvador on t Tuesday to drop bicoin as legal tender.

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