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Salvadorans will not be forced to use the government's Bitcoin wallet
29.6.2021
The government’s new “Chivo” Bitcoin wallet will be interoperable and commission-free
Athena Bitcoin to Install 1,500 Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador as BTC Becomes Legal Tender
25.6.2021
Bitcoin ATM operator Athena Bitcoin has unveiled its plan to install 1,500 bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador. Initially, the company will install dozens of machines as a test. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wants 1,500 bitcoin ATMs installed and Athena Bitcoin said, “we will go for that, but...
Free Bitcoin: El Salvador Giving Away $30 in BTC to Everyone Using Government Wallet
25.6.2021
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced a bitcoin giveaway to promote the cryptocurrency’s use as legal tender in the economy and to give people an incentive to use the government’s official wallet application. $30 in Free Bitcoin The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele...
El Salvador to airdrop $30 in Bitcoin to every adult citizen
25.6.2021
Every Salvadoran adult who downloads the government’s Bitcoin wallet app will be eligible for an airdrop of $30 worth of BTC
Bitcoin Starts Legal Tender Test on Sept 7, Bukele Sees 'Dirty Campaign'
25.6.2021
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Source: Twitter/ @PresidenciaSV
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), will become legal tender on September 7 and will be optional for those who don't want to receive it, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said in a national address...
Athena confirms plans to bring 1500 Bitcoin ATMs to El Salvador
25.6.2021
Accessing BTC is about to get a lot easier in El Salvador with the crypto ATM rollout
Bukele Teases Volcano-powered Bitcoin Mining Center as Exchange Arrives
23.6.2021
Source: Twitter/@nayibbukele
Not everybody in El Salvador may be aboard the Bitcoin (BTC) boat – but the nation’s bullishly pro-BTC President Nayib Bukele appears set to press ahead with his crypto plans nonetheless, with an overseas exchange opening its doors for business and a “sneak peek” at...
Salvadoran Representative Introduces Lawsuit Against the Bitcoin Tender Law for Being Unconstitutional
22.6.2021
Jaime Guevara, a Salvadoran representative, presented a lawsuit against the recently approved bitcoin tender law today. Guevara alleges the law is unconstitutional and brings a series of changes that will cause problems for Salvadorans. Some people suspect Bukele’s regime is behind...
MP Lodges Constitutional Challenge to Bukele’s Bitcoin Bill
22.6.2021
Another Salvadorian MP has launched a bid to derail President Nayib Bukele’s bitcoin (BTC) adoption bill – and has teamed up with a lawyer as part of his effort.
As reported last week, two lawmakers from the opposition Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMNL) party last week lodged a bid...
Opposition poses constitutional challenge to El Salvador's Bitcoin law
22.6.2021
A political party in El Salvador has filed a lawsuit alleging President Bukele’s new Bitcoin law could be unconstitutional and harmful to the country
Sichuan Mining Farms Begin to Shut Down — Seven-Day Stats Show Bitcoin’s Hashrate Plummeting
20.6.2021
The hashrate of the Bitcoin network has been steadily falling since June 14 and after Sichuan miners were told to prepare operation shutdowns. Sichuan is the second-densest province in China where most miners are located, according to data stemming from the University of Cambridge. Bitcoin’s...
Tanzanian President Wants Central Bank Chiefs to ‘Prepare for Cryptocurrency’
15.6.2021
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged her country to be ready for emerging fintech by paving the way for cryptocurrencies. She also urged the country’s central bank to begin the necessary preparations for a step-change in global attitudes towards banking. However, in her address...
Understanding What Turned El Salvador’s President Bukele on to Bitcoin
10.6.2021
Nayib Bukele. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/nayibbukele
It’s February 3, 2019, and the world’s media is reporting that Nayib Bukele, “the Latin American Donald Trump,” has just swept to power in El Salvador’s presidential elections. Turns out this is some pretty lazy reporting: Yes, Bukele is...
El Salvador to Mine Bitcoin With Energy From Volcanoes: ‘100% Clean, 100% Renewable, 0 Emissions’
10.6.2021
El Salvador has begun exploring bitcoin mining using energy from its volcanoes, President Nayib Bukele has revealed. “Our engineers just informed me that they dug a new well that will provide approximately 95MW of 100% clean, 0 emissions geothermal energy from our volcanos,”...
New report: El Salvador Bitcoin pump failed to attract smart money, for now
10.6.2021
Bitcoin market sentiments remain skewed to the downside even after it becomes a legal tender in El Salvador following a parliamentary nod
El Salvador Bitcoin Law Making BTC Legal Tender Passes With Supermajority
9.6.2021
The bill to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador has been approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress. “The purpose of this law is to regulate bitcoin as unrestricted legal tender with liberating power, unlimited in any transaction, and to any title that public or private...
El Salvador Offers No Capital Gains Tax, Permanent Residence to Crypto Entrepreneurs
7.6.2021
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has weighed in the future of his country now that there is a formal proposal for making Bitcoin a legal tender, announcing complementary measures. Bukele mentioned yesterday on Twitter there would be no capital gains on Bitcoin earnings, and also highlighted...
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele Plans to Declare Bitcoin Legal Tender Next Week
6.6.2021
At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, appeared via a Zoom presentation and noted that he plans to submit a bill next week that recognizes bitcoin as legal tender. Bukele revealed a partnership with the company Strike, a bitcoin payments firm launched...