Home Cryptocurrency News El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Official Currency, Sending Price to about $52,000 and Then Crashing Below $45,000 El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Official Currency, Sending Price to about $52,000 and Then Crashing Below $45,000 Andrew M Sep 09, 2021 comments off Tweet on Twitter Share on Facebook Google+ Pinterest The Central American Republic El Salvador is the first country in the world to make Bitcoin the official national currency. The Bitcoin exchange rate reached a high of $52,445 in the last 24 hours, but then crashed and traded below $45,000.