KONTAN.CO.ID - SAN SALVADOR. The Salvadoran government acquired 420 more bitcoin on Wednesday, President Nayib Bukele announced on social media, as the Central American doubled down on its splashy cryptocurrency experiment. The latest purchase of bitcoin, worth nearly $25 million at current prices, marks the first government acquisition of the cryptocurrency since Sept. 20, when Bukele said it had bought 150 bitcoins. "It was a long wait, but worth it. We just bought the dip! 420 new bitcoin," Bukele wrote in a post on Twitter in English.
El Salvador adds nearly $25 million in bitcoin to state coffers, says president
KONTAN.CO.ID - SAN SALVADOR. The Salvadoran government acquired 420 more bitcoin on Wednesday, President Nayib Bukele announced on social media, as the Central American doubled down on its splashy cryptocurrency experiment. The latest purchase of bitcoin, worth nearly $25 million at current prices, marks the first government acquisition of the cryptocurrency since Sept. 20, when Bukele said it had bought 150 bitcoins. "It was a long wait, but worth it. We just bought the dip! 420 new bitcoin," Bukele wrote in a post on Twitter in English.