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Bukele Turns to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Falter
Original: Bukele Turns to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Fail to Catch On
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is shifting focus toward stablecoins after the Bitcoin Law failed to produce widespread everyday use of bitcoin for payments. The government is now promoting stablecoin adoption instead, acknowledging that the 2021 move to make bitcoin legal tender did not catch on with the general public. The development draws attention as a test case for national cryptocurrency policy.
Why now: Reports that El Salvador is softening its Bitcoin gambit in favour of stablecoins are new and challenge its crypto-pioneer image.
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- Bukele Turns to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Fail to Catch On · Bloomberg.com
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