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BitMEX CEO predicts Bitcoin will be legal tender in five countries by 2022
11.10.2021
Developing economies are more affected by issues related to remittances and inflation, BitMEX's CEO said
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Announces Construction of Vet Hospital With Bitcoin Trust Funds
11.10.2021
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, announced yesterday he will start using surplus funds from the country’s bitcoin trust. Part of the $4 million excedent will be invested in a vet hospital that will offer different services for the pets of Salvadoran citizens. Bukele explained this...
‘Identity Theft’ Criminals Plundering El Salvador Bitcoin Wallet Funds
11.10.2021
een stealing others’ identities to register the app in other people’s names, using stolen ID documents to complete the process – allowing them to accrue larger quantities of BTC.The newspaper El Diario de Hoy’s website
El Salvador to build $4M veterinary hospital using profits from Bitcoin trust
11.10.2021
Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele said no Bitcoin will be sold to fund the investment, with the state instead drawing USD from its Bitcoin trust
B2BinPay: How to Find a Reliable Provider of Bitcoin Payments
10.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin is not just the first cryptocurrency to have come onto the scene – the role of this asset has substantially increased in recent years. Giant corporations like Tesla and Xiaomi have added BTC to the list of payment options, while El Salvador has made Bitcoin a legal...
Arcane Research predicts 700 million Lightning Network users by 2030
8.10.2021
Arcane Research says that Lightning Network usage has been on a steep upwards trajectory since late last year, but in September growth went parabolic off the back of El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption
BitMEX Boss: El Salvador-style Bitcoin Adoption on the Cards for 5 More Nations
7.10.2021
oin (BTC) legal tender status. Höptner claimed that “at least five countries” will “accept bitcoin as legal tender” before next year is out.In a blog post, the CEO
Academic Says Bukele’s Bitcoin Mining Test Is ‘Bad Business’
4.10.2021
osto-energia-electrica/885523/2021/">Per El Diario de Hoy, Carlos Martínez, a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of El Salvador (UES), claimed that in four days of mining so far, the state has managed to mine a total of BTC 0.00599179 (USD 269 at the time). The professor added
El Salvador introduces fuel subsidy of $0.20 per liter to locals who pay in BTC
4.10.2021
El Salvador is looking to bolster adoption of its government-issued Chivo Bitcoin wallet by offering discounts on petrol purchases of $0.20 per liter to consumers who pay using BTC
First Volcano Bitcoin Mined, Says El Salvador’s President
1.10.2021
BTC is not new. After he declared the cryptocurrency legal tender in June with the country passing the Bitcoin Bill, Bukele followed it up with
Bitcoin Depot’s crypto ATMs surpass 5,000 as adoption grows
30.9.2021
Bitcoin ATMs are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, especially in North America, offering compelling evidence of growing adoption
El Salvador Gov’t to Mitigate Against Fuel Price Crisis – Using its Bitcoin App
30.9.2021
rators had negotiated a deal with two fuel distribution companies, meaning that Chivo users could receive a discount worth USD 0.20 per gallon at petrol stations across the nation.Bukele wrote that the “state-owned company Chivo” had “negotiated with the largest gas station companies in the c
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.”...
El Salvador president teases geothermal Bitcoin mining farm
29.9.2021
El Salvador’s president showed the supposed first steps of a geothermal Bitcoin mining facility
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Mining ‘Volcanode’ Takes its ‘First Steps’
29.9.2021
te that the project had taken its “first steps” toward becoming a “volcanode.”One witty punster
A third of Salvadorans ‘actively’ using Chivo wallet, President Bukele claims
26.9.2021
On Sept. 6, El Salvador became the first country to adopt BTC as legal tender, attracting both praise and criticism from the global community
A Rocky Start for Bukele’s Bitcoin Law — El Salvador After Adoption
25.9.2021
The adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador has been one of the biggest events in the cryptocurrency world this year. However, Nayib Bukele, president of the country, has taken a course of action many consider mistaken. In any case, the Bitcoin Law has put Bitcoin in the global spotlight...
Tweet and Send Bitcoin - Twitter Enables BTC Tips Over Lightning Network
24.9.2021
n Lightning Network that is now being used in El Salvador.The new feature is being rolled out
54% of Salvadorans are not familiar with Bitcoin, survey suggests
22.9.2021
A new survey suggests that most Salvadorans still don't have a clear understanding of Bitcoin or crypto
Texas following El Salvador? Poll shows 37% of residents want crypto payments
20.9.2021
Two pieces of legislation related to cryptocurrencies recently took effect in the state, and many businesses already accept digital payments