The choice to make the switch to a chilly pockets got here after El Salvador’s bitcoin treasury swelled unexpectedly, practically doubling its beforehand recognized stash. The nation had been buying bitcoin via numerous means, together with every day purchases, gross sales of passports, foreign money conversions for companies, mining and authorities providers. This strategy has dramatically elevated El Salvador’s bitcoin holdings, which have been believed to be lower than 3,000 BTC earlier than this revelation.
