The leader of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, is happy because the money he used to buy Bitcoin is now worth more. He spent a lot of the country's money on Bitcoin since 2021. He wants people who didn't agree with him to say sorry. But some smart money people say it's too soon to be happy because the price of Bitcoin can change a lot.

Bukele's team used $120 million to buy Bitcoin. This is just some of the money they used to make Bitcoin important in El Salvador. People who don't agree with Bukele say the project costs too much. Not many people in El Salvador are using Bitcoin, and no one really knows how Bukele is using the Bitcoin money.

People who really like Bitcoin think Bukele did a great thing because the price went up. But some smart people say the money could have helped with other big problems, like not having enough food. They are worried because Bukele's team doesn't tell everyone how they spend the money. Even though the price of Bitcoin goes up and down, Bukele doesn't want to sell the Bitcoins he has.

Original news source: Bitcoin rally: Is El Salvador's Bitcoin bet paying off? (BBC)

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1. What is Bitcoin?
2. How do you think Nayib Bukele feels now that the price of Bitcoin has gone up?
3. Do you think it's a good idea for a country to spend a lot of money on Bitcoin? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you disagreed with someone and they wanted you to say sorry?
5. Do you like the idea of using Bitcoin instead of regular money? Why or why not?
6. How do you think the people in El Salvador feel about Bukele spending money on Bitcoin instead of other things like food?
7. What do you think are some other big problems that the money could have helped with?
8. Do you think it's important for Bukele to tell everyone how he spends the Bitcoin money? Why or why not?
9. How do you think Bukele feels about the price of Bitcoin going up and down?
10. If you had a lot of Bitcoins, would you sell them or keep them? Why or why not?
11. How do you think Bukele's team decided to use $120 million to buy Bitcoin?
12. Do you think it's a good thing that the price of Bitcoin can change a lot? Why or why not?

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