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How is their tourism related to their Bitcoin strategy.

I expect this site, and those like it, will age quite well.

Frankly, it doesn't matter if BTC is up in 10 years. Remember the saying: the market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. Nation-states aren't immune to this phenomenon.

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> How is their tourism related to their Bitcoin strategy.

Why are we talking about El Salvador right now? What's getting it in the news? What's getting people to read its Wikipedia page? What's reminding people it exists?

They could probably get in the news by lighting a pile of cash on fire too

As a Savadorean: It is not... the RECOVERY on tourism is most likely due the relaxation on rules regarding COVID-19, a negative COVID-19 test or even proof of vaccination is no longer required to enter the country. You no longer are required to use a mask to enter restaurants or pretty much any public place. That alone was enough motive to entice enough people (particularly Antivax Salvadoreans leaving abroad) to come visit and cause that rebound on pre-pandemic levels.

But that serves no good to the agenda of the pro-bitcoin, maxis and the goverment itself, so...

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