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El Salvador's credit rating could take hit amid Bitcoin adoption warns S&P Global

17.9.2021
S&P Global believes El Salvador’s recognition of Bitcoin as legal tender has brought “immediate negative implications” for its credit rating

Across the seven seas: Retail, institutional investors keen on Bitcoin

12.9.2021
The Bitcoin bull market led by institutional investors is pushing retail investors from countries like Russia, Vietnam and India toward cryptocurrencies

El Salvador's largest bank partners with Flexa for Bitcoin payments

9.9.2021
Bancoagrícola will work with Flexa to accept Bitcoin across the bank’s network for payments like loans and credit cards

September 7 is 'Bitcoin Day' in El Salvador as BTC becomes legal tender

7.9.2021
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Day is marred by operational headaches as the state’s BTC wallet servers go offline

Bitcoin Adoption in Focus as El Salvador Enters New Era

7.9.2021
itute think tank and author of several books on money and banking, shared his skepticism about the issue.Among the many things, Selgin took aim at the popular notion that nearly everyone in El Salvador will benefit from the USD 30 that the government says will be given away to every citizen w

Surveys: Most of El Salvador Public Is Opposed to Bitcoin Adoption Law

3.9.2021
Source: A video screenshot, Youtube, La Prensa Gráfica Noticias de El Salvador Two new surveys have found that the overwhelming majority of Salvadorians are opposed to the bitcoin (BTC) adoption law, which is due to promulgate on September 7 after it was published in the Official Gazette earlier...

Three Different Possible Bitcoin Adoption Methods in Global Context

2.9.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists. This year, El Salvador became the first country in the world to legalise Bitcoin as a form of payment, according to the latest reports. Reactions in the capital San Salvador were mixed. Some...

Retirees in El Salvador protest against Bitcoin adoption

31.8.2021
Retirees and veterans in El Salvador are worried that the government would start paying their pensions in Bitcoin instead of the U.S. dollar

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

El Salvador president announces infrastructure already being built ahead of country's Bitcoin adoption

23.8.2021
According to Nayib Bukele, there will be 200 ATMs and 50 branches capable of converting Bitcoin into U.S. dollars starting on Sept. 7

Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Jumps 881% Led by Asian Countries, Index Shows

19.8.2021
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has published its 2021 Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, which ranks 154 countries by crypto adoption. According to the firm, global crypto adoption has grown by over 2,300% since Q3 2019 and over 881% in the last year. New Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index...

Ready to deploy? Amazon’s Bitcoin acceptance can prime a payments future

6.8.2021
Amazon denied reports it will accept BTC payments soon, but seemingly, it’s only a matter of time before the tech giants embrace the token economy

Bank of America Sees Benefits in Adopting Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador

3.8.2021
Bank of America has outlined some benefits to be had from adopting bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador. The opportunities include low-cost remittances, financial digitization, more choices, and greater investments from foreign companies. Bank of America Highlights Opportunities Bitcoin Brings...

PayPal reportedly assembling crypto team in Ireland as Bitcoin adoption grows

1.8.2021
The new hires will help PayPal expand its crypto-focused business offering at a time of rapid adoption of Bitcoin and Ether

Constitutional Lawyer Attacks Bukele’s Bitcoin Adoption Plan

16.7.2021
A constitutional lawyer has questioned the legality of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s bid to make bitcoin (BTC) legal tender alongside the United States dollar. Per ElSalavador.com, the website of the El Diario de Hoy newspaper, the constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya has claimed that...

Majority of Salvadorans Skeptical of BTC as Currency, Poll Finds

10.7.2021
President Nayib Bukele’s adoption of cryptocurrency as legal tender in his country is not being met with deep understanding by most of his fellow Salvadorans, a new survey suggests. Almost half of the respondents admitted they knew nothing about Bitcoin, while two-thirds aren’t ready...

US State Department Official Wants El Salvador to ‘Ensure Bitcoin Is Well Regulated’

3.7.2021
The U.S. Department of State’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, Victoria Nuland, has explained during a press conference that the U.S. has urged El Salvador to be responsible with the country’s new bitcoin law. Nuland told the press that the U.S. was taking a “tough...