In the news this week, El Salvador made headlines for a major cryptocurrency law. El Salvador is officially the first country in the world to make this specific cryptocurrency move. Other countries have laws regarding cryptocurrencies, but none have done with the Salvadorian government did this week. Find out what the major move was and why this was such a big deal in the world of finance with this week's episode of FinCap Friday below:

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Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!

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