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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moises Castillo/AP/Shutterstock (12786687d) Bitcoin sign is displayed on the window of a cell phone store in San Salvador, El Salvador, . The government of El Salvador on Monday rejected a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund to drop Bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American country Bitcoin, San Salvador, El Salvador - 02 Feb 2022

What will the crypto crash mean for 'bitcoin nation' El Salvador?

16 June 2022

El Salvador has invested heavily in bitcoin and related infrastructure in a bold plan to build its economy around the cryptocurrency, but now its value has plummeted
Hands holding new £10 banknote

New £10 note suggests that a cashless society is a long way off

14 September 2017

Even though cashless payments are more popular than ever, we probably won’t be saying bye to cash for a long time – and that’s a good thing

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