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‘Bitcoin hasn’t had the widespread adoption we hoped for’ — Nayib Bukele
29.8.2024
The El Salvador President seemed to embrace the ”authoritarian” label while admitting the country had not seen as many benefits from Bitcoin as he anticipated
El Salvador May Become One of the World’s Richest Countries Due to Bitcoin Holdings
8.3.2024
El Salvador – one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Central America – may eventually become one of the wealthiest countries in the world because of its Bitcoin holdings. For context, the country became the world’s first nation to accept Bitcoin as legal tender in September...
President of Panama shoots down crypto bill citing FATF guidelines
17.6.2022
Although the President has previously called the laws innovative, his concern regarding anti-money laundering measures has put the bill back up for debate with the government
Salvadoran Ecologist Claims Nayib Bukele’s Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mine Will ‘End in Environmental Disaster’
6.12.2021
El Salvador’s leading ecologist Ricardo Navarro believes that mining bitcoin with a volcano, or geothermal energy, will “end in environmental disaster.” Navarro believes geothermal energy costs more than oil, and thinks El Salvador’s millennial president Nayib...
Salvadoran President Shares Video of Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility
29.9.2021
On Tuesday, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele shared a video of a bitcoin mine operating adjacent to a volcano. Bukele discussed the volcano-powered bitcoin mining on June 9 when he talked about the “95MW of 100% clean, 0 emissions geothermal energy from our volcanos.”...
Honduras gets its first Bitcoin ATM
27.8.2021
The “la bitcoinera” machine allows crypto enthusiasts to purchase BTC and ETH using the local fiat currency provided they are willing to scan their IDs and disclose certain personal information
El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption may transform remittance in Central America
25.8.2021
Reduced remittance costs could prove significant in justifying El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender