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Five Years On, El Salvador Is Still Buying Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine Five Years On, El Salvador Is Still Buying Bitcoin Five years ago yesterday, El Salvadorโ€™s Congress voted 62-to-22 to pass the worldโ€™s first Bitcoin Law, making the small Central American nation the first country on earth to grant bitcoin legal tender status. The

Five Years On, El Salvador Is Still Buying Bitcoin
Bitcoin Magazine โ€” 9 June 2026
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Five Years On, El Salvador Is Still Buying Bitcoin

Five years ago yesterday, El Salvadorโ€™s Congress voted 62-to-22 to pass the worldโ€™s first Bitcoin Law, making the small Central American nation the first country on earth to grant bitcoin legal tender status.ย  The date was June 8, 2021. Half a decade later, the government holds 7,677 BTC worth approximately $480 million โ€” and it [โ€ฆ]

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