(FILES) A sign promoting bitcoin transactions is seen on a street on the beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, one of the places where the use of bitcoin has been most promoted, on March 16, 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)