A general view of the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A general view of the city of La Union and the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in La Union, El Salvador August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A general view of the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A general view of the Gulf of Fonseca islands from the top of the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Members of a family stand in their house in the village of La Criba by the Conchagua volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Tourists take pictures of the Gulf of Fonseca islands from the top of the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A view shows garbage in a mangrove in the village of La Criba by the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Juan Carlos Garcia fixes his fishing nets in the village of La Criba by the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Juan Carlos Garcia fixes his fishing nets in the village of La Criba by the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A man walks on the beach in the village of La Criba by the Conchagua volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A fisherman and his son fix their fishing nets in the village of La Criba by the Conchagua volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Marta Elena Gonzalez shows the fish that she sells on the streets of the town of Conchagua, near the projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A view shows fishing boats moored in the village of La Criba by the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A municipality official explains on a map the limits of the town of Conchagua, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A woman buys in a local store in the town of Conchagua, near the projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A tourist takes a selfie with the Gulf of Fonseca islands in the background from the top of the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Workers install a window in a new cafe in the town of Conchagua, near the projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A general view of the Port of La Union Centroamericana and La Union Bay from the top of the Conchagua Volcano, projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Gloria Barcia shows her Bitcoin wallet at her store in the town of Conchagua, near the projected site for the Bitcoin City according to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in Conchagua, El Salvador August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin and U.S. dollar are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

University students stand in front of a "no Bitcoin" graffiti as they participate in a march to commemorate the killing of students during a protest in 1975 by Salvadoran military forces, in San Salvador, El Salvador July 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

People walk past a restaurant, one of the business that will receive cryptocurrencies as payment, during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

A partial view of the town of Santa Lucia is pictured during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

Entrepreneurs Pamela Martinez and Carlos Salgado prepare slushes as they are ready to receive payments in cryptocurrencies during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

Coincaex Crypto-Exchange marketing director Leonardo Crespo shows how the cryptocurrencies work to entrepreneurs Carlos Salgado and Pamela Martinez, during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

Tourists stand outside the Santa Lucia church during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

A man checks his cryptocurrencies app during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

Entrepreneurs Pamela Martinez and Carlos Salgado prepare slushes as they are ready to receive payments in cryptocurrencies during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

A Bitcoin sticker is pictured on a cooler at the slush stand of entrepreneurs Pamela Martinez and Carlos Salgado as they are ready to receive payments in cryptocurrencies during the kick off of the 'Bitcoin Valley' project that seeks to establish a Bitcoin circular economy through the use of cryptocurrencies, in Santa Lucia, Honduras July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in front of an Iranian flag in this illustration taken, July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations 

Bitcoin logo, representation of cryptocurrencies and rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken, July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations 

Bitcoin logo, representation of cryptocurrencies and decreasing stock graph are seen in this illustration taken, July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations 

The logo for ProShares, the first Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

Alexander Ilyasov, Senior Portfolio Manager of ProShares, the first Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A woman shows a stock graph on her phone with the price of Bitcoin in relation to the dollar in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A Bitcoin sign is displayed outside a store where the cryptocurrency is accepted as a payment method in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A Bitcoin sign is displayed outside an automotive workshop where the cryptocurrency is accepted as a payment method in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A Bitcoin sign is displayed outside a store where the cryptocurrency is accepted as a payment method in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Sebastian Carsorio, 23, stands in his house, which he built with material he bought through mining cryptocoins with a computer built from donated and recycled pieces, in Escobar, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Sebastian Carsorio, 23, walks outside his house, which he built with material he bought through mining cryptocoins with a computer built from donated and recycled pieces, in Escobar, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Sebastian Carsorio, 23, welds an old motherboard at his job, where he received recycled computer parts he put together to make a home-made cryptocurrency mine, that allowed him to build his house with material he bought through the earnings of mining, in Escobar, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Sebastian Carsorio, 23, sips mate as he works with a home-made cryptocurrency mine with recycled computer parts from his work he uses for cryptomining, that allowed him to build his house with material he bought through the earnings of mining, in Escobar, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Sebastian Carsorio, 23, works with a home-made cryptocurrency mine with recycled computer parts from his work he uses for cryptomining, that allowed him to build his house with material he bought through the earnings of mining, in Escobar, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Sebastian Carsorio, 23, stands outside his house, which he built with material he bought through mining cryptocoins with a home-made cryptocurrency mine with recycled computer parts from his work, in Escobar, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dash plunge into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunge into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunge into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

A view of a representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunging into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Free pizza is offered during the "Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day" ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

Free pizza is offered during the "Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day" ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency networks Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and Ripple plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency Bitcoin and the Ethereum network, with its native token ether, plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration