On June 5, 2021, El Salvador made waves across the financial space when its bill to make Bitcoin a legal tender in the country was first made public. Since then, the North American country has gone on to completely implement BTC as a legal tender in the country, as well as invest a significant amount in the digital asset as well. Here’s how the country has fared since then.
El Salvador Down On Its Bitcoin Bet
Shortly after President Nayib Buckle passed the bill and made Bitcoin a legal tender in El Salvador, the country would begin buying BTC in large quantities. The first purchase saw the country buy a total of 400 BTC for $18.724 million for an average price of $46,811 on September 6, 2021, a day before BTC officially became legal tender in the country.
In the months that followed, Bukele would double down on his decision to invest in the cryptocurrency using the country’s funds, disregarding…
