Crypto Market’s Loss Turns El Salvador’s Gain, President Bukele Buys the Bitcoin (BTC) Dip Again

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Crypto Market’s Loss Turns El Salvador’s Gain, President Bukele Buys the Bitcoin (BTC) Dip Again

Saturday crypto market mayhem saw the valuation of top cryptocurrencies fall in double digits and the market cap fell by nearly 20%. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to a 2-month low of $42.848 and its market cap fell below $1 trillion, Ethereum (ETH) also fell to a monthly low below $4,000.

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The crypto market bloodbath today might have caused havoc for traders, but it turned out to be a perfect opportunity for El Salvador to buy another dip. President Nayib Bukele took to Twitter to announce that the small Central American nation has purchased 150 more BTC at an average price of $48,670 during the recent market crash.

El Salvador has made it a tradition to buy the Bitcoin Dips ever since it became the first country to make BTC a legal tender in September. The nation has made a series of 150 BTC purchases since September and President Bukele has nailed the market bottom on most occasions. However, he missed it by seven minutes this time as the BTC price fell to $42,874 briefly before recovering above $47,000.

 

El Salvador bought its first dip in September when BTC price was hovering under $40K, and many warned the President of market volatility and possible losses he will cause to the state treasury. However, President Bukele nailed the market bottom and nearly doubled the investment in October as BTC hit $69K. El Salvador is now using the Bitcoin profit to make schools and hospitals.

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Prashant Jha

An engineering graduate, Prashant focuses on UK and Indian markets. As a crypto-journalist, his interests lie in blockchain technology adoption across emerging economies.

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