BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help Your account Home News Sport Reel Worklife Travel Future Culture Menu More Search Home News Sport Reel Worklife Travel Future Culture Music TV Weather Sounds Close menu BBC News Menu Home Coronavirus Video World US & Canada UK Business Tech Science Stories Entertainment & Arts More Health In Pictures Reality Check World News TV Newsbeat Long Reads World Africa Asia Australia Europe Latin America Middle East Published 7 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing image copyright Reuters image caption The move means bitcoin will be accepted everywhere for goods and services, alongside the US dollar El Salvador has become the first country in the world to officially classify Bitcoin as legal currency. Congress approved President Nayib Bukele's proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency, with 62 out of 84 possible votes on Tuesday nig...