Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador
Americas Now • 8m 42s
El Salvador adopted the U.S. dollar as its own currency. The government said it would be a good fit for its economy, fueled mainly by remittances, which have costly commissions. Now the Central American nation is embarking on another bold change. Bitcoin. Harris Whitbeck explains.
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