- New Yorkers Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are key advisers to the Salvadoran government on its adoption of bitcoin.
- They are also investing in bitcoin ventures in the country and are founding backers of a crypto exchange helping manage El Salvador's sovereign debt sale.
- The couple has almost 700,000 followers on social media and are major supporters of President Nayib Bukele.
- The adoption of bitcoin as legal tender has not alleviated the country's poverty and lack of funding needed for government spending.
- Bitcoin use in the country is scarce, making up less than 2% of foreign remittances.
The New York Couple Behind El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
Former Russia state TV hosts advise government and have crypto investments in the country
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