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El Salvador · 2021 · Law Amended

Decreto Legislativo No. 57 (2021), reformado 2025

Ley Bitcoin

Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador

Legal tender

Made Bitcoin legal tender (effective Sept 2021). Amended in January 2025 under an IMF agreement to make private-sector acceptance voluntary and remove its currency characterization, ending the de facto legal-tender mandate while keeping Bitcoin lawful.

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