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RfC: How should Wikipedia describe Bitcoin’s "legal tender" status in El Salvador?
After El Salvador amended its Bitcoin law in January 2025, reliable sources describe Bitcoin’s status in different ways. Some sources still refer to Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, while other sources state that its legal-tender status was removed. Editors have disagreed about how to summarize this clearly for readers.
Question: Which of the following approaches should Wikipedia take when describing Bitcoin’s post-2025 legal status in El Salvador?
Option A — Legal tender
Describe Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, going by sources that continue to use that designation.
Explain that Bitcoin is described as legal tender in law or official language, but that because its acceptance is voluntary, it does not function as legal tender in practice.
Please indicate A, B, or C, and briefly explain your reasoning with reference to reliable sources and relevant content policies (e.g., WEIGHT, avoiding SYNTH/OR). Sibshops(talk) 15:47, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
