(FILES) A man walks past a bitcoin monument at Plaza Bitcoin in San Salvador on September 4, 2024. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele celebrated on December 5, 2024, his country's cumulative gains of 127% from the rise in the value of bitcoin, which surpassed $100,000 for the first time. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)