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El Salvador Finance Chief Says USD 800M Debt Default Won’t Happen, Bukele Says BTC Is 'Inevitable'
15.7.2022
El Salvador’s finance minister says he is unworried by international markets forecasters’ predictions that the country will default on USD 800 million bond payments early next year.
ElSalvador.com, the website of the newspaper El Diario de Hoy, quoted minister Alejandro Zelaya as stating that...
Bitcoin vs bank: Nayib Bukele reminds Peter Schiff why banks can’t trump BTC
7.7.2022
Peter Schiff’s bank closure highlights why Bitcoin is crucial for financial freedom as the nascent asset class has already helped nearly 4 million unbanked in El Salvador to gain banking facilities
El Salvador's Bitcoin wallet Chivo scores $52M in remittances in 2022
6.7.2022
El Salvador payment app Chivo processed $52 million in remittances over the past 6 months, as expatriates make use of commission-free BTC transfers
El Salvador compra 80 bitcoins adicionales a $19K cada uno, según el presidente Bukele
1.7.2022
La última compra por parte del país centroamericano había sido en mayo
El Salvador Buys 80 More Bitcoin as BTC Fell Below $19K — President Insists ‘Bitcoin Is the Future’
1.7.2022
El Salvador has doubled down on its bitcoin commitment despite a heavy sell-off in the crypto market. The country has bought 80 more bitcoins, according to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. El Salvador Bought the Bitcoin Dip The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced Thursday that...
Following MicroStrategy, El Salvador's Bukele Buys Another Bitcoin Dip Too, Skeptics Chime In
1.7.2022
After MicroStrategy's return this week, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has also broken his recent silence on all things bitcoin (BTC)-related. He announced that the country has bought the latest “dip” – splashing out on BTC 80 virtual coins at a price of USD 19,000 per bitcoin.
The purchase...
El Salvador Purchases 80 Additional Bitcoin at $19K, President Bukele Says
1.7.2022
The last purchase by the Central American country had been in May
Ruble Hits 7-Year High, Bukele, O’Leary Unfazed by Crypto Downturn, Elon Musk Will Keep Buying DOGE — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
26.6.2022
As sanctioned Russia’s fiat currency soars in value against the U.S. dollar, and crypto markets remain unpredictable, economists and crypto enthusiasts continue to puzzle and debate over what the next market move will be. In spite of this, several influential voices remain unperturbed when...
Central African Republic President on BTC Volatility: ‘Mathematics Don’t Account for Human Emotions’
22.6.2022
In an apparent message to critics of the Central African Republic’s bitcoin decision, the country’s president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, recently argued that understanding the crypto’s disruptive power is crucial and that “mathematics don’t account for human...
El Salvadoran Government to Back New Token, Bukele Says ‘Don’t Panic’ About Falling Bitcoin Prices
20.6.2022
El Salvador’s government is readying another crypto move – some nine months after it officially adopted bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender.
Per ElSalvador.com, the website of the newspaper El Diario de Hoy, the state is unperturbed by the current “difficult scenario for digital assets,” and...
Salvadoran President to Bitcoin Investors: Your BTC Investment Is Safe, Will Immensely Grow After Bear Market
20.6.2022
The president of El Salvador has some advice for bitcoin investors. He believes investments in the largest cryptocurrency are safe and will “immensely grow” after the bear market. El Salvador’s President on Bitcoin Investments The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele,...
Treasury Minister of El Salvador Dismisses Bitcoin Investment Losses, Calls Media Reports Biased
16.6.2022
Alejandro Zelaya, the treasury minister of El Salvador, called out the critics of the investments that his country, through the action of President Nayib Bukele, has made in bitcoin. Zelaya stated that there had not been any losses because the bitcoin purchased — around 2,300 BTC —...
Survey: More Than 70% of Salvadorans Believe the Bitcoin Law Has Not Improved Their Personal Finances
6.6.2022
A recent survey has offered some insight into the real opinions Salvadorans have about the implementation of the Bitcoin Law in the country. The survey, carried out by the University Institute of Public Opinion of the José Simeón Cañas Central American University, found that most...
El Salvador Treasury Minister States Ukraine-Russia Conflict Disrupted Bitcoin Prices, Volcano Bonds Still on Hold
3.6.2022
Alejandro Zelaya, Treasury minister of El Salvador, explained that the conflict happening currently between Ukraine and Russia has influenced the price of bitcoin on international markets, disrupting it. Due to this disruption, Zelaya also stated that it was not feasible to issue the volcano bonds...
Bitcoin bond still on hold, El Salvador accused of human rights violations
3.6.2022
El Salvador’s finance minister believes the ongoing price volatility of Bitcoin means the awaited “Bitcoin bond” won't be launched anytime soon. Meanwhile the country faces a “human rights crisis.”
Survey: Most Salvadorans Still Not Convinced About Bitcoin as Legal Tender
30.5.2022
A survey conducted recently by the Center for Citizen Studies of the Francisco Gavidia University, a private institution in El Salvador, has found that more than half of the Salvadorans surveyed still prefer the dollar over bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin, which has been pushed by Salvadoran...
International Monetary Fund to Assist El Salvador in Compiling Bitcoin Adoption Statistics
23.5.2022
The International Monetary Fund has mentioned it is providing technical assistance to the government of El Salvador in various ways. According to Gerry Rice, a spokesperson for the organization, the group is having talks with people of the Salvadoran government about tax and money laundering...
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Promotes Bitcoin Adoption by Emerging Countries
17.5.2022
Bukele is hosting financial representatives from 44 developing economies as part of annual meetings of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion
Bitcoin, Bukele and a bevy of central bankers meet in El Salvador
17.5.2022
El Salvador welcomed 44 central bankers from developing countries around the world to tackle financial inclusion and discuss Bitcoin at a three-day conference
‘44 Nations Meeting in El Salvador to Talk Bitcoin,’ Claims President Bukele
16.5.2022
Thirty two central bankers and 12 financial chiefs representing 44 nations will meet in El Salvador later today, per the nation’s President Nayib Bukele, who claimed that – among other things – the group will discuss bitcoin (BTC)....
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