El Salvador's Bitcoin Law Effective September, E-Wallets to Get $30 Worth of Crypto
President Nayib Bukele made the announcement during a national address on Thursday.
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Jun 25, 2021 at 3:18 a.m. UTC
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Article 7 and Bitcoin’s Latin American Coup
El Salvador's Bitcoin Law will make BTC a compulsory currency and create costs for everyday taxpayers – hardly an advancement for freedom or free money.
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Jun 24, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
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Bukele’s Bitcoin Blunder for El Salvador
Preached as a way to support an underbanked population, bitcoin will increase fees and risks for Salvadorans.
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Jun 23, 2021 at 2:40 p.m. UTC
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‘Bitcoin Ambassadors’ Meet With President of El Salvador
Peter McCormack, host of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, shares his advice and warnings for the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele as the country seeks support for its bitc...
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Jun 18, 2021 at 12:23 a.m. UTC
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Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining Goes From Twitter Idea to State Policy in El Salvador
President Nayib Bukele is moving on multiple fronts to make El Salvador an unlikely bitcoin mecca.
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Jun 9, 2021 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2021
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El Salvador Officially Made Bitcoin Legal Tender as President Bukele Casually Chatted on Twitter Spaces
Recapping a historic evening.
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Jun 9, 2021 at 7:10 p.m. UTC
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El Salvador Legislature Indicates Favor Toward President's Bitcoin Bill
The government would also create a trust that would enable the “instantaneous convertibility of bitcoin to dollars,” the bill said.
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Jun 9, 2021 at 2:11 a.m. UTC
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El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin: Hype or History in the Making?
What does it mean for a country like El Salvador to adopt bitcoin as "legal tender"? It depends on whom you ask, says our columnist.
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Jun 8, 2021 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
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A Flood of BTC Moving Off Exchanges Since El Salvador President Bukele’s Announcement
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s goal to make bitcoin legal tender is lifting sentiment around bitcoin. Since his announcement, a flood of BTC has been moving off exchange...
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Jun 8, 2021 at 12:08 a.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2021
Bitcoin’s 'Authoritarian Hipster'
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has built a career by courting the vulnerable while attacking the establishment. Now he wants bitcoin as legal tender.
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Jun 7, 2021 at 10:43 p.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2021