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Bitcoin from Terrorism to El Salvador US Should Shuffle Influence Cards Globally Hala Nasrallah World Bank has rejected El Salvador’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, noting that it would have dire economic consequences. It refused to provide any kind of assistance for the country’s flexible transition to Bitcoin.

Salvadorans, however, do not seem to take into consideration the positions of international financial organizations. According to cryptocurrency analyst Joe Saz, Salvadorans are “indifferent.” Meanwhile, Bitcoin fundamentalists insisted on encouraging Salvadorans to achieve their financial freedom without being

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