Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has announced plans to invest part of the $4 million worth of profits the country has amassed from its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to invest into amalgam a new veterinary hospital in the local capital of San Salvador.

Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Bukele revealed that El salvador'due south country-operated Bitcoin trust currently holds $4 million worth of profits gleaned from its recent Bitcoin embrace.

Bukele announced that function of the funds will be invested into constructing a veterinarian hospital featuring four operating rooms, 4 emergency clinics, 19 offices, and a rehabilitation area. "We decided to invest a part of that money in this: a veterinary hospital for our furry friends," he said.

Bukele added the facility volition aim to be able to perform 64 surgeries, respond to 128 emergencies, and tend to nearly 400 general appointments daily, sharing a computer-generated mock-upwards of the hospital to social media.

The news was met with mixed reactions on Twitter, with many Salvadorans suggesting culling uses for the country'southward crypto profits.

According to a rough translation, Twitter user Norma De Serrano said information technology would exist improve for the money to exist invested in improving the existing medical facilities across the country, emphasizing that many hospitals and health units "need to be improved" — with many other commenters expressing similar concerns.

Others criticized the regime for failing to invest in infrastructure exterior of the country's majuscule.

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The news comes as Bitcoin'southward market capitalization recently broke above $i trillion for the first time since May, with BTC rallying nearly xx% from $47,000 to more than than 55,000 during the by week.