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El Salvador's Bonds Surge 62% Amid Bitcoin's ETF-Driven Rally
20.7.2023
El Salvador’s bonds due in 2027 have gained 62% in the last six months as the country finds itself on a better financial footing
Bitcoin ‘Permabull’ Max Keiser: ‘El Salvador Will Be Debt Free by 2030 With Bitcoin’
20.6.2023
Max Keiser, international journalist and chairman of mining company Volcano Energy, has pondered on the importance bitcoin adoption will have for El Salvador in the future. According to Keiser, thanks to bitcoin, El Salvador will be debt free by 2030, as the bitcoin price comes close to one million...
US Senators Express Concerns over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption – What's Going On?
4.6.2023
El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender has caused concern among American lawmakers, who are calling for a risk report on the potential impact on bilateral economic relations and law enforcement cooperation.
Last month, US Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez reintroduced a bipartisan...
The Bitcoin Standard' Author to Advise El Salvador on Economic Strategy
31.5.2023
Saifedean Ammous, a prominent economist and author of "The Bitcoin Standard," has been appointed as an economic advisor to El Salvador's National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC).
In a Tuesday Twitter thread, the ONBTC revealed that Ammous is joining the division as an economic advisor, providing advice...
US Senators Reintroduce ‘Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act’
16.5.2023
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez have reintroduced the “Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act,” known as the “ACES Act,” for discussion in the Senate. The piece of legislation seeks to examine the level of adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender in...
Latam Insights: Bolivia Sells Gold for Dollars, Argentina Bans Fintech Crypto, Fitch Upgrades El Salvador’s Credit Rating
8.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, Bolivia passes a law to sell gold for dollars, the Central Bank of Argentina bans fintech companies from using crypto, and Fitch improves...
El Salvador Eliminates All Taxes on Technology Innovations, AI, App Programming
5.5.2023
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has enacted a law that eliminates all taxes on technology innovations, software and app programming, AI, computer, and communications hardware manufacturing. The law is expected to boost the country’s technology sector, generate more jobs for...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin City Has Not Been Shelved, Say Bukele-linked Bitcoiners
2.5.2023
An El Salvador government-linked organization has rubbished claims that the nation’s ambitious plans to build a haven for bitcoiners have been shelved.
Late last month, a number of Twitter-based individuals claimed that they had come across documentary evidence that the Ministry of Public Works...
Latam Insights — Steve Hanke Advocates Dollarization in Argentina, Bitcoin City Plans Unclear in El Salvador, Sunacrip Implicated in Venezuela Layoffs
1.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, economist Steve Hanke calls to dollarize Argentina, Bitcoin City plans are still not formalized in El Salvador, and Venezuelan crypto watchdog...
Steve Hanke Blasts Bitcoin: It Is ‘Not a Currency’ and Has a ‘Fundamental Value of Zero’
28.3.2023
Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has criticized bitcoin, stating it is not a currency. The economist, known for his vocal opinions about crypto and for the promotion of dollarization initiatives in Latam, blasted bitcoin, saying it has a “fundamental...
President Nayib Bukele Touts El Salvador as the ‘New Land of the Free’ in Vintage Americana Poster Featuring Bitcoin as Legal Tender
28.3.2023
President Nayib Bukele is promoting El Salvador as the “new land of the free,” as part of an invitation for foreigners to move to the Latam country. Bukele tweeted a poster in vintage American style that included several advantages that the country brings its citizen, including...
El Salvador President Bukele to Introduce Bill That Would Eliminate Taxes on Technology Innovations
24.3.2023
The bill will strip technology innovations such as software programming, coding, apps and Artificial Intelligence development from tax obligations on income, property, capital gains and import tariffs, Bukele said in the tweet
Study Finds El Salvador Remains One of the Countries Most Interested in Bitcoin
15.3.2023
A recent study that examined the interest of several countries in bitcoin and crypto ranked El Salvador as second for having the most interest in the issue. While the U.S. was still ranked first, El Salvador’s high rank comes amidst criticism President Nayib Bukele has drawn from Salvadorans...
El Salvador Pays Back $800M Maturing Bond, President Nayib Bukele Says
24.1.2023
The president took the media to task for not covering the repayment
El Salvador Approves Digital Assets Issuance Law
14.1.2023
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the Digital Assets Issuance Law, a framework that will allow the country to issue crypto-related debt instruments. The approved law, which was passed thanks to the majority that President Nayib Bukele has in Congress, serves as a base for...
Miss El Salvador Features Bitcoin in Miss Universe 2023
13.1.2023
The Miss Universe contestant from El Salvador this year has surprised viewers by featuring bitcoin as part of her national costume. El Salvador has adopted the cryptocurrency as legal tender and has passed a new regulatory framework for the issuance of its long-awaited bitcoin-backed Volcano bonds....
El Salvador Has Just Approved Law to Allow it to Issue Bitcoin Denominated Bonds
12.1.2023
El Salvador’s congress has passed a digital securities law that would allow the nation to issue Bitcoin-backed bonds, also known as Volcano Bonds.
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the bill by 62 votes to 16 on January 11. The bill will become law after being ratified by President...
El Salvador passes landmark crypto bill, paving way for Bitcoin-backed bonds
12.1.2023
The “Digital Asset Issuance” legislation will also create a regulatory body, and establish a legal framework for all digital assets
Reviewing El Salvador’s Bukele Predictions for 2022: What Went Wrong?
2.1.2023
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador and die-hard Bitcoin enthusiast, formulated a series of predictions about the behavior of bitcoin and the crypto ecosystem for the past year. These included the top price of bitcoin, the influence of the cryptocurrency on U.S. elections, the issuance of...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Lashes Out at ‘Mainstream Media’ for Spreading Lies About the Country’s Bitcoin Investments
6.12.2022
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has slammed "the mainstream media" over their attacks on the country's move to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender.
The statement came in a response to a recent tweet by Bloomberg that claimed Bukele's move to promote Bitcoin as a "solution to the country’s economic...