By Susan Mathew Sept 7 (Reuters) – Latin American currencies weakened on Tuesday as rising U.S. Treasury yields sent the dollar rallying, while El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. The adoption of the cryptocurrency, which will serve alongside the U.S. dollar in the country, suffered teething problems when the government had to unplug a digital wallet to cope with demand. President Nayib Bukele said El Salvador holds 400 bitcoins. He expects the…
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