El Salvador Embraces Bitcoin for Financial Inclusion
El Salvador Embraces Bitcoin for Financial Inclusion
With 70% of people unbanked and high costs of international remittances, El Salvador is turning to Bitcoin to rewrite the system and promote financial inclusion.
A story from El Salvador 馃嚫馃嚮馃憞 馃洃 70% of people are unbanked 馃洃 Cost of international remittances is as high as 30-50% 馃洃 Inflationary destabilization 馃煩 It鈥檚 no wonder El Salvador is embracing #Bitcoin to #RewriteTheSystem and make financial inclusion possible 鉁娾殹
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