From digital currency to national identity; El Salvador extends citizenship to global bitcoin investors

El Salvador's Congress has approved a migration law granting expedited citizenship to foreigners who make bitcoin "donations" to government social and economic development programmes.

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2023 12 21T202340Z 1 LYNXMPEJBK0QW RTROPTP 4 EL SALVADOR BITCOIN 1 Scaled — FILE PHOTO: Congress members from the ruling Nuevas Ideas party celebrate as they approve El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's license to leave office and dedicate himself to the 2024 re-election campaign during a special session in San Salvador, El Salvador November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

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