El Salvador's crypto ambitions have been overshadowed by a spike in gang violence. At least 62 murders were reported on Saturday — the most violent 24-hour period in the country for 30 years. President Nayib Bukele has declared a state of emergency:
El Salvador has sought to position itself as a paradise for crypto investors after becoming the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender.
At least 62 murders were reported on Saturday alone — many of them gang-related — on the most violent day seen in El Salvador for 30 years.
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