Bukele explained some details of the Bitcoin Law on a public group call with English-speaking bitcoin enthusiasts just before the bill was voted through. A $150-million trust will be set up at Bandesal, the national development bank, to compensate merchants for fluctuations in the price of bitcoin between accepting a payment and depositing it in the bank. For comparison, the central bank’s entire U.S. dollar reserve is $2.5 billion. The law holds that "the exchange rate between Bitcoin and the U