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Assuming good intent on the part of Bukele, I tend to imagine that he wants to get the ball rolling on Bitcoin now so that his country can get ahead of the curve assuming bitcoin becomes more popular globally in the future.



Bukele is an autocrat and it is more likely he will use bitcoin's transferability to steal the funds. He's literally buying bitcoin with his cellphone.




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