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FILE - An avatar of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, is projected on a LED screen during the closing ceremony of a congress for cryptocurrency investors in Santa Maria Mizata, El Salvador, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

FILE - An avatar of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, is projected on a LED screen during the closing ceremony of a congress for cryptocurrency investors in Santa Maria Mizata, El Salvador, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

FILE - A bitcoin symbol is presented on an LED screen during the closing ceremony of a congress for cryptocurrency investors in Santa Maria Mizata, El Salvador, Nov. 20, 2021. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced during the rock concert-like atmosphere that his government will build an oceanside "Bitcoin City" at the base of a volcano. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

FILE - A bitcoin symbol is presented on an LED screen during the closing ceremony of a congress for cryptocurrency investors in Santa Maria Mizata, El Salvador, Nov. 20, 2021. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced during the rock concert-like atmosphere that his government will build an oceanside "Bitcoin City" at the base of a volcano. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

FILE - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele gives a speech during the inauguration of an industrial data center in Ciudad Arce, El Salvador, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

FILE - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele gives a speech during the inauguration of an industrial data center in Ciudad Arce, El Salvador, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)