Transcript Ep. 375: Bitcoin in El Salvador: Why Would Cypherpunks Support Government-Mandated Bitcoin Adoption?

Laura Shin:

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Unchained, your no-hype resource for all things crypto. I’m your host Laura Shin author of the Cryptopians. I started covering crypto seven years ago and as a senior editor at Forbes was the first mainstream media reporter to cover crypto currency full time. This is the July 19, 2022 episode of Unchained.

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Today’s topic is El Salvador’s use of bitcoin. Here to discuss is Nelson Rauda journalist at El Faro in El Salvador. Welcome Nelson.

Nelson Rauda:

Hi, Laura. Thank you so much for having me.