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Latam Insights Encore: Chavez, Marx, And Bukele’s Anti ‘Free Market’ Practices to Curb Speculation In El Salvador
15.7.2024
Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we examine the course of action that Nayib Bukele has taken regarding price gouging and speculation practices in El Salvador, and how he...
Latam Insights: Bukele Goes Chavez Mode Against High Prices, Paraguay Strengthens Power Theft Penalties For Crypto Mining
14.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: President Nayib Bukele starts combating price gouging practices in El Salvador a la Chavez, Paraguay enacts penalties of up to 10 years of jail time for power...
‘Going Full Hugo Chavez’: Bukele Expands Farmers’ Markets in El Salvador to Fight Price Gouging Practices
12.7.2024
President Nayib Bukele compared himself to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after announcing that Farmers’ Markets, an initiative of the Agriculture Ministry of El Salvador focused on offering lower prices to Salvadorans in selected items, will be permanently open. These markets...
Bukele Calls for Speculators to Stop Gouging Prices in El Salvador, Issues Ultimatum
8.7.2024
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has issued an ultimatum for importers and food wholesalers to lower the prices of groceries and other articles, threatening to apply the same tactics he used against gangs with them. Bukele, who pushed the law that made bitcoin legal tender in the country...
Ledn Co-Founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo States Crypto Will Be a Determinant Factor on Latam Elections: ‘People Want Bitcoin’
29.6.2024
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder and CSO of Ledn, a Canada-based bitcoin lending platform, stated that Latam citizens are shifting to elect governments supporting bitcoin as a better money alternative. In an interview with Bitcoin News, Di Bartolomeo stressed that presidents like Bukele in...
President Bukele suggests set up a bank for Bitcoin investors
17.6.2024
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has suggested the setting up of a privately operated bank for exclusively addressing the financial requirements of Bitcoin investors. The aim is to make it differ from the services rendered by normal banks. According to the Ambassador to the US, Milena...
Bitcoin bank proposal gains momentum in El Salvador
15.6.2024
The Bank for Private Investment will “diversify the financing options” available to investors in both Dollars and Bitcoin
‘First Citizen’ of Bitcoin City Leaves El Salvador After Waiting Over 2 Years for Its Construction
10.6.2024
Corbin Keegan, a U.S. national who self-proclaimed himself as the first citizen of Bitcoin City, has temporarily left El Salvador after waiting over two years for the state to build the settlement. President Nayib Bukele first announced this infrastructure proposal for Bitcoin City in November...
Pro-Bitcoin President Bukele Begins Second Term in El Salvador
2.6.2024
The pro-bitcoin president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, commenced his second term on June 1 at the National Palace in San Salvador, with his family and a large crowd in attendance. Despite rising economic concerns, Bukele’s popularity remains robust. His administration’s notable...
El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele sworn in for a second term
2.6.2024
El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele began a new five-year term, with the crypto industry applauding his leadership as he positions the country as a "world leader."
Ark CEO Cathie Wood Talks Bitcoin With El Salvador’s President — Applauds His Vision for BTC Hub
30.5.2024
Cathie Wood, CEO of asset management firm Ark Invest, recently met with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and discussed bitcoin. She praised his progressive approach to economic and educational reforms. “President Bukele’s determination to transform El Salvador into a...
El Salvador Reportedly Mined Nearly 474 BTC Using Geothermal Energy
16.5.2024
El Salvador, the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, has reportedly added 473.5 BTC to its treasury using geothermal energy. According to reports, official data released by The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) disclosed that this number of bitcoin was mined since 2021 using 1.5...
El Salvador mines 474 Bitcoin using geothermal volcanic energy
15.5.2024
El Salvador currently holds 5,750 BTC worth $354 million which it has accumulated over three years
El Salvador Launches Treasury Holdings Site, Confirms Daily Bitcoin Purchases
14.5.2024
The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) has launched a site that allows anyone to confirm the treasury holdings of the country, offering a large degree of transparency in its finances. The site, composed as a custom instance of mempool space, a popular block explorer, confirms that the country...
El Salvador Launches Bitcoin Treasury Website For its $360 Million BTC Reserves
13.5.2024
El Salvador, renowned for its move to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021, has now introduced a cutting-edge online platform for tracking its Bitcoin Treasury.
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El Salvador launches $360M Bitcoin Treasury monitoring website
13.5.2024
El Salvador was the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender back in 2021 and now holds over 5,700 BTC
Bitcoin Reportedly Hindering El Salvador’s Credit Opportunities With the IMF
10.4.2024
Bitcoin and its adoption by the government of El Salvador have become a negative factor in the country’s negotiations with the IMF. According to reports, the institution demands changes to El Salvador’s Bitcoin law to receive a $1.4 billion credit line for expediting public debt...
Nayib Bukele Update on El Salvador Bitcoin Holdings Shows Growing Stack
26.3.2024
At the current price just above $70,000, the nation now holds about $400 million worth of bitcoin
El Salvador Doubles Down on Bitcoin
22.3.2024
The country is setting a precedent for others to follow, Moonwalker Capital Tatiana Koffman writes
Salvadoran Press Raises Doubts on Piggy Bank Funds’ Ownership: 80% of BTC Came From Bitfinex
20.3.2024
Reports from local Salvadoran press are raising questions about President Bukele’s announcement last week, when he transferred 5,690 BTC to a cold wallet, stating that all of these belonged to the country. Moises Alvarado, a Salvadoran journalist, found that 80% of the funds in this wallet...