Problems continue to plague El Savador's bitcoin rollout

Problems continue to plague El Savador's bitcoin rollout

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https://apnews.com/e32a982e377c9c261b28e9da5141ea27

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — One week after El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, problems continued to plague the system Tuesday.

El Salvador rolled out a digital wallet known as the “Chivo” on Sept. 8, but the system has often been down for maintenance. It may have been overloaded by the sheer number of Salvadorans looking to take advantage of the $30 bonus that the government put in each account to incentivize adoption.