El Salvador Financial News

23.06 / 13:13

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A Bitcoin-mobile (BTC) piloted by the “Bitcoin Ambassadors” team is competing in the 8,000-kilometer Baltic Sea Circle Rally race, orange-pilling competitors and campsites along the way.

23.06 / 06:15

Citi Provident BTC Adoption Dreams Work Underway on El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin City Airport’

El Salvador has broken ground on the construction of an airport for its Bitcoin City project.

22.06 / 19:01

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reiterated its calls for crypto regulation across certain countries but said an outright ban may not be the best approach.

16.06 / 11:07

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Bitcoin adoption could swell in Cuba, particularly if private businesses understand the upside to accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as currency. That’s according to a Cuban businessperson and Bitcoin advocate, Erich Garcia Cruz.

16.06 / 05:22

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Bitcoin payments firm Strike has extended the reach of its cross-border payments service to Mexico, as the company aims to leverage the country’s expansive remittances market.

09.06 / 08:55

Stablecoin Adoption Mining Investments Tether Bitcoin Tether’s game plan in El Salvador: Why invest in Volcano Energy?

Stablecoin issuer Tether has dipped into its war chest to invest in El Salvador’s $1 billion renewable energy project to help drive Bitcoin (BTC) adoption in the Central American nation.

07.06 / 13:39

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“Bitcoin has such a marketing problem.”

07.06 / 08:35

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The public-private partnership in El Salvador to pump $1 billion into creating a Bitcoin (BTC) mining farm has received its first $250 million. This first release of funds kickstarts 241 megawatts (MWs) of Bitcoin mining in El Salvador.

06.06 / 20:09

Ethereum Provident Tether USDT Assurant Bitcoin El Salvador’s Bitcoin Mining Industry Sees Tether Join its $1 Billion Venture

After the massive losses that followed the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX, users lost confidence in lending, custody, and cryptocurrency service providers.

06.06 / 19:16

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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.

06.06 / 16:37

Blockchain Adoption Tether Bitcoin Tether invests in El Salvador’s $1B renewable energy project

Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced that it will be partnering with Bitcoin-friendly nation El Salvador to invest in a planned $1 billion dollar renewable energy initiative.

31.05 / 15:23

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31.05 / 09:17

Adoption Standard The Bitcoin Standard' Author to Advise El Salvador on Economic Strategy

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).

31.05 / 05:03

Adoption Bitcoin Standard Bitcoin Standard author Saifedean Ammous becomes economic advisor to El Salvador

Dr. Saifedean Ammous, the author of the explanatory book about Bitcoin (BTC), The Bitcoin Standard, has been appointed the Economic Advisor to the National Bitcoin Office of El Salvador.

24.05 / 10:01

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The Central African Republic (CAR) has received optimism from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) one year since it adopted Bitcoin (BTC). The IMF’s positive outlook reflects the country’s economic prospects and the impact of embracing the leading cryptocurrency.

20.05 / 03:53

Adoption Payments Tether Bitcoin Payments Bitcoin Regulation Bitcoin Strike moves global headquarters to El Salvador, expands to 65 countries

Strike, a Chicago-based Bitcoin (BTC) payment provider, expanded its services to 65 countries in parallel to relocating its global headquarters to El Salvador. Before its expansion, the mobile app was operational only in the United States, El Salvador and Argentina.

19.05 / 10:47

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It is an empirical fact that the United States dollar is continuing to lose its dominant role as the global reserve currency, but what might happen to the stablecoin market should it be superseded?

16.05 / 14:21

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The tide might have gone out on Bitcoin Ordinals, but there’s a strong undercurrent of investments in Bitcoin-only companies. River, a U.S.-based Bitcoin (BTC) technology and financial services company is the latest to make a splash.

12.05 / 22:09

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Two United States Senators from opposite sides of the political aisle have reintroduced legislation from 2022 aimed at mitigating perceived risks posed by El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as a legal currency.

12.05 / 19:07

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Macro Markets, hosted by crypto analyst Marcel Pechman, airs every Friday on the Cointelegraph Markets & Research YouTube channel and explains complex concepts in layperson’s terms, focusing on the cause and effect of traditional financial events on day-to-day crypto activity.

05.05 / 06:17

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United States-founded cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has no plans to move its operations out of the U.S., CEO Brian Armstrong told investors in an Q1 earnings call.

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