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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
El Salvador Buys More Bitcoin — Country Now Holds 700 BTC
20.9.2021
El Salvador, the country that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, has purchased more bitcoin. The Salvadoran government now holds 700 coins, according to President Nayib Bukele. El Salvador Buys the Dip El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, announced early Monday morning...
Law Decoded: US as anatomical theater of crypto regulation, Sept. 13–20
20.9.2021
Gary Gensler gets grilled on Capitol Hill as crypto looms large on national political agendas from Cuba to South Korea
El Salvador acts on Bitcoin price dip and buys 150 BTC
20.9.2021
El Salvador didn’t miss the chance to buy the dip as the Bitcoin price fell back to $45,000 after a bullish week
'Dictator' Bukele 'Buys the Bitcoin Dip' as 1.1M Users Flock to Chivo Wallet
20.9.2021
d “bought the dip.”The government has highly incentivized the use of the Chivo app – although it claims that Chivo use is optional – by giving those who download it in El Salvador USD 30 worth of BTC as a golden hello.Bukele claimed that the Chivo app and his BTC adoption plans were al
El Salvador ranks third in global Bitcoin ATM installations, data finds
18.9.2021
The Salvadorian government has installed over 200 ATMs in September after adopting Bitcoin as a legal tender
The Big Three Credit Agencies Critique El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption — S&P Global Warns of ‘Immediate Negative Implications’
18.9.2021
All of the ‘Big Three’ credit agencies have said that El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin could affect the country’s credit rating in a negative manner. After both Moody’s and Fitch Ratings published reports on the matter in El Salvador, S&P Global said that...