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Several used non-reusable masks hang on a clothesline to dry after being washed, at the home of Marylin Alvarez, where she works on a client's nails in the Bahia neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. During President Barack Obama's administration, Alvarez began transforming part of her house into a tiny cafe with the help of money sent by a cousin living in the U.S., but it fell apart when President Donald Trump's administration tightened the embargo and sharply restricted money transfers to Cuba in late 2020, which turned Alvarez to a less costly form of making money for her family — giving manicures. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Several used non-reusable masks hang on a clothesline to dry after being washed, at the home of Marylin Alvarez, where she works on a client's nails in the Bahia neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. During President Barack Obama's administration, Alvarez began transforming part of her house into a tiny cafe with the help of money sent by a cousin living in the U.S., but it fell apart when President Donald Trump's administration tightened the embargo and sharply restricted money transfers to Cuba in late 2020, which turned Alvarez to a less costly form of making money for her family — giving manicures. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Carmen Morales and her son Angel Rodriguez sit at home in the BahÌa neighborhood in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Rodriguez's wife, Marylin Alvarez, began transforming part of her house into a tiny cafe with the help of money sent by a cousin living in the U.S. during President Barack Obama's administration, but it fell apart when President Donald Trump's administration tightened the embargo and sharply restricted money transfers to Cuba in late 2020, which turned Alvarez to a less costly form of making money for her family — giving manicures. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Carmen Morales and her son Angel Rodriguez sit at home in the BahÌa neighborhood in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Rodriguez's wife, Marylin Alvarez, began transforming part of her house into a tiny cafe with the help of money sent by a cousin living in the U.S. during President Barack Obama's administration, but it fell apart when President Donald Trump's administration tightened the embargo and sharply restricted money transfers to Cuba in late 2020, which turned Alvarez to a less costly form of making money for her family — giving manicures. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Marylin Alvarez, right, prepares a client's nails in the salon at her home as her two dogs lounge on the floor, at the Bahía neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. During President Barack Obama's administration, Alvarez began transforming part of her house into a tiny cafe with the help of money sent by a cousin living in the U.S., but it fell apart when President Donald Trump's administration tightened the embargo and sharply restricted money transfers to Cuba in late 2020, which turned Alvarez to a less costly form of making money for her family — giving manicures. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Marylin Alvarez, right, prepares a client's nails in the salon at her home as her two dogs lounge on the floor, at the Bahía neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. During President Barack Obama's administration, Alvarez began transforming part of her house into a tiny cafe with the help of money sent by a cousin living in the U.S., but it fell apart when President Donald Trump's administration tightened the embargo and sharply restricted money transfers to Cuba in late 2020, which turned Alvarez to a less costly form of making money for her family — giving manicures. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Erich García, a programmer specializing in cryptocurrencies and is an administrator of electronic commerce pages, shows how an electricity bill can be paid through cryptocurrency systems and electronic payments in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 20, 2022. Some people have used those virtual currencies like Bitcoin to shift money to Cubans electronically. Garcia estimated that about 100,000 have cryptocurrency accounts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Erich García, a programmer specializing in cryptocurrencies and is an administrator of electronic commerce pages, shows how an electricity bill can be paid through cryptocurrency systems and electronic payments in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 20, 2022. Some people have used those virtual currencies like Bitcoin to shift money to Cubans electronically. Garcia estimated that about 100,000 have cryptocurrency accounts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)