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Mengkudulangsat ◴[] No.42925325[source]
> The government, she assured, will continue buying bitcoin and having reserves in this cryptocurrency

Sounds like the term "Failed Experiment" is the writer's assertion and not the government official position.

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the_af ◴[] No.42925471[source]
From the article:

> Salvadorans, with the exception of a few, never embraced Bukele’s initiative, who enjoys enormous popularity for his war against gangs, which dropped homicides to historic lows in El Salvador. A recent survey by the Central American University (UCA) revealed that 92% of Salvadorans did not use bitcoin in their transactions in 2024.

I would say this points to an actual failed experiment, if true.

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1. iforgot22 ◴[] No.42926648[source]
I'd be surprised if anyone really used it there, for technical reasons alone, and not even considering the risk part. BTC is still not easy to use.