World Leaders Take Varying Approaches to Cryptocurrency Amid Economic Uncertainty
• Nayib Bukele of El Salvador pioneered making Bitcoin legal tender in 2021 and tied his presidency to crypto, with plans to expand BTC adoption
• Javier Milei of Argentina won the presidential election in November 2022 amid economic turmoil and previously voiced support for Bitcoin
• Donald Trump of the U.S. has had crypto-related NFT drops but also called cryptocurrencies "fake" after leaving office
• Rishi Sunak of the U.K. supported pro-crypto policies as Chancellor, but has not spoken much about crypto since becoming Prime Minister
• Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic announced Bitcoin as legal tender in 2022 and launched a crypto hub initiative