Bukele Financial News

30.10 / 03:09

business Government Adoption Bitcoin Elections Bukele El Salvador pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele launches re-election bid

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele has filed paperwork to be re-elected in the country’s upcoming 2024 presidential election in February.

25.10 / 11:17

Citi BTC economy President Bitcoin Bukele El Salvador Town Tires of Waiting for Bukele, Will Build ‘Real Bitcoin City’

An El Salvador town has grown tired of waiting for President Nayib Bukele to build Bitcoin City – and will instead build its own “Bitcoin City” project “a few kilometers away.”

02.05 / 10:31

Citi BTC Twitter ICE Bukele NOT El Salvador’s Bitcoin City Has Not Been Shelved, Say Bukele-linked Bitcoiners

An El Salvador government-linked organization has rubbished claims that the nation’s ambitious plans to build a haven for bitcoiners have been shelved.

06.12 / 16:07

Bloomberg Bukele El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Lashes Out at ‘Mainstream Media’ for Spreading Lies About the Country’s Bitcoin Investments

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.

23.11 / 15:17

Adoption bonds Bukele Bukele's government introduced a bill to launch the 'Bitcoin bonds'

Amid the crypto market downturn, El Salvador finally makes a decisive step to the realization of its ambitious “Bitcoin bonds” project. The Minister of the Economy Maria Luisa Hayem Brevé introduced a bill confirming the government’s plan to raise $1 billion and invest them into the construction of a “Bitcoin city.”

17.11 / 12:07

Adoption Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Bukele Nayib Bukele announces Bitcoin prescription for El Salvador: 1 BTC a day

As the world’s first nation to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender in September 2021, El Salvador is going back to its BTC buying days after a pause for months amid bearish market conditions.

15.11 / 17:37

BTC Adoption Bitcoin Bukele El Salvador’s Bukele Says FTX Is ‘the Opposite of Bitcoin’

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has called FTX the “opposite” of bitcoin (BTC). And the leader has equated the exchange’s chief Sam Bankman-Fried with notorious financial criminals like Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff.

14.11 / 12:21

Government Adoption White Paper Bitcoin Bukele El Salvador President Bukele says Bitcoin is ‘the opposite‘ of FTX

The shock wave around the FTX explosion was felt globally as it severely fractured investor confidence. However, seasoned crypto entrepreneurs and supporters — including Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele — continue to see through the fog while pushing forward their vision for financial freedom.

16.09 / 14:15

Adoption Bitcoin Bukele El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele announces reelection bid

In an Independence Day live streaming event on Sept. 15, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced his bid for reelection after his current term ends in 2024.

08.09 / 13:51

Adoption Bitcoin Bukele El Salvador Leader Bukele Calm As Media Label ‘Bitcoin Experiment’ a ‘Failure’

The mainstream media in El Salvador has torn into into President Nayib Bukele for his perceived silence over the one-year anniversary of bitcoin (BTC) adoption, with multiple outlets and organizations calling the move a “failure.”

07.09 / 20:35

BTC Bitcoin Bukele El Salvador: One year of BTC legal tender, here’s how Bukele fared

Exactly one year ago on 7 September, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele laid out a vision for his people. A vision to revolutionize his country’s economy and reimagine foreign remittances by leveraging the power of Bitcoin [BTC].

09.08 / 03:09

BTC Twitter Google Bitcoin Bukele Bitcoin, Surf & My Crackdown on Gangs Bringing More Tourists than Ever to El Salvador, Says Bukele

15.07 / 17:35

Latin America JPMorgan Bitcoin Bukele El Salvador Finance Chief Says USD 800M Debt Default Won’t Happen, Bukele Says BTC Is 'Inevitable'

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.

07.07 / 12:17

Adoption Gold Bitcoin Trump Bukele Bitcoin vs bank: Nayib Bukele reminds Peter Schiff why banks can’t trump BTC

Since the closure of his bank in Puerto Rico, Peter Schiff has been at the receiving end of Bitcoin (BTC) proponents, reminding him this wouldn’t have happened if he was using BTC.

01.07 / 11:53

Investing economics Bitcoin Bukele Following MicroStrategy, El Salvador's Bukele Buys Another Bitcoin Dip Too, Skeptics Chime In

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.

20.06 / 12:55

Adoption Bitcoin Bukele El Salvadoran Government to Back New Token, Bukele Says ‘Don’t Panic’ About Falling Bitcoin Prices

El Salvador’s government is readying another crypto move – some nine months after it officially adopted bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender.

17.05 / 13:27

BTC Digital Strategy Bitcoin Bukele 44 Countries Converge in El Salvador to Discuss Bitcoin Roll Out, President Bukele Says

Forty-four nations are expected to meet in El Salvador to discuss issues touching on banking the unbanked and Bitcoin adoption, according to President Nayib Bukele.

17.05 / 12:57

business Lightning Network lightning Bitcoin Bukele Bitcoin, Bukele and a bevy of central bankers meet in El Salvador

This week, 44 central bankers from developing countries around the world are attending a conference in El Salvador to discuss financial inclusion, financing for small and medium-sized businesses and Bitcoin (BTC).

16.05 / 11:29

Adoption Central Bank Bitcoin Bukele ‘44 Nations Meeting in El Salvador to Talk Bitcoin,’ Claims President Bukele

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).

10.05 / 11:09

Adoption Bitcoin Bukele Warning Bukele Showcases Bitcoin City Plans and ‘Buys the BTC Dip’ Amid Stark Warning

After weeks of silence on all things bitcoin (BTC)-related, El Salvador’s outspoken President Nayib Bukele has taken to Twitter to announce that his government has bought USD 15.4m worth of BTC – and to showcase plans for Bitcoin City. However, voices of opposition are continuing to issue warnings, with a former chief of the central bank hitting out at Bukele’s plans to fund the city’s construction with a bitcoin bond issuance.

20.04 / 11:23

IMF Bitcoin Deal Bukele IMF Deal ‘Dead’ and So Is Bitcoin Bond Issuance, Claim Bukele Critics

The former Governor of the Salvadoran central bank, the Central Reserve Bank, claims that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are “practically dead” – and says investors are “not interested” in the delayed bitcoin (BTC) bonds issuance President Nayib Bukele wants to use to pay for his Bitcoin City project.

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