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El Salvador is down $12 million on its Bitcoin buys

El Salvador is down $12 million on its Bitcoin buys

Samuel Wan · 2 days ago · 2 min read

President Bukele predicts Bitcoin to reach 100k, enjoy more adoption

President Bukele predicts Bitcoin to reach 100k, enjoy more adoption

President Bukele of El Salvador has predicted that Bitcoin price would finally reach $100k and that the asset would enjoy more adoption.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Hundreds of El Salvador citizens report missing Bitcoin from their wallets

Hundreds of El Salvador citizens report missing Bitcoin from their wallets

The country's El Comissionado claims to have received 50 cases of missing Bitcoin from the Chivo wallet that was launched two months ago.

Juhi Mirza · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Op-Ed: The real reason El Salvador adopted Bitcoin

Op-Ed: The real reason El Salvador adopted Bitcoin

El Salvador’s bold decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender inspired countless critical headlines, even before fresh-faced president Nayib Bukele’s November announcement of plans to build a volcano-powered Bitcoin City.

Mark Lurie · 1 month ago · 3 min read

Bank of England chief expresses concern over El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment

Bank of England chief expresses concern over El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment

Andrew Bailey continues to slam Bitcoin in his latest address by calling the El Salvador experiment concerning.

Samuel Wan · 2 months ago · 2 min read

20 Bitcoin schools to be built in El Salvador with surplus from Bitcoin Trust

20 Bitcoin schools to be built in El Salvador with surplus from Bitcoin Trust

The new schools constructed will support the cryptocurrency expansion in the nation and assist in educating the locals about the essentials of cryptocurrency trading.

Juhi Mirza · 3 months ago · 2 min read

El Salvador buys 420 Bitcoin as asset regains $60,000

El Salvador buys 420 Bitcoin as asset regains $60,000

El Salvador now holds over 1000 units of Bitcoin that is cumulatively worth over $60 million.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 months ago · 2 min read

El Salvador’s Bitcoin wallet Chivo is set to remove its trade profiting feature

El Salvador’s Bitcoin wallet Chivo is set to remove its trade profiting feature

The unique scalping feature was used extensively by El Salvador's citizens as a feature that enabled them to check Bitcoin prices before making a trade.

Juhi Mirza · 3 months ago · 2 min read

President Bukele calls the latest Bitcoin (BTC) protest in El Salvador a failure

President Bukele calls the latest Bitcoin (BTC) protest in El Salvador a failure

Protests in El Salvador turn political as the main opposition party uses the issue as a political football.

Samuel Wan · 3 months ago · 2 min read

ATM data shows Salvadorans interest in Bitcoin (BTC) is rising

ATM data shows Salvadorans interest in Bitcoin (BTC) is rising

President Bukele has revealed that El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption is still growing based on latest data.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin just settled $31 billion worth of BTC transactions in a single day

Bitcoin just settled $31 billion worth of BTC transactions in a single day

Bitcoin has settled over $30 billion worth of transactions in one day.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Almost twice as many Salvadorians have a Bitcoin wallet than a bank account

Almost twice as many Salvadorians have a Bitcoin wallet than a bank account

Should this be taken as a sign that Bitcoin is outdoing the dollar in El Salvador?

Samuel Wan · 3 months ago · 2 min read

El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin (BTC) wallet is rife with identity fraud

El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin (BTC) wallet is rife with identity fraud

Scammers have stolen identities to claim the wallet sign-up bonus.

Samuel Wan · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Salvadorans are buying more Bitcoin (BTC) than withdrawing from Chivo ATMs

Salvadorans are buying more Bitcoin (BTC) than withdrawing from Chivo ATMs

President Bukele says El Salvadorans are purchasing more Bitcoin.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Tiny island of Tonga weighs making Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender

Tiny island of Tonga weighs making Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender

Tongan politician is set to introduce a new Bitcoin bill to the country parliament by 2022.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 months ago · 2 min read

After El Salvador, who’s next to board the Bitcoin bandwagon?

After El Salvador, who’s next to board the Bitcoin bandwagon?

Some might wonder why El Salvador has chosen to embrace bitcoin in the first place.

Ruben Merre · 4 months ago · 4 min read

El Salvador buys 150 more Bitcoin as BTC falls to $45,000

El Salvador buys 150 more Bitcoin as BTC falls to $45,000

The nation recently legalized Bitcoin as legal tender and is buying as much of the asset as possible.

Shaurya Malwa · 4 months ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin usage has ‘immediate implications’ for El Salvador’s credit rating, TradFi says

Bitcoin usage has ‘immediate implications’ for El Salvador’s credit rating, TradFi says

S&P Global said Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador may have negative consequences for its credit rating.

Samuel Wan · 4 months ago · 2 min read

El Salvador: Bitcoin (BTC) protestors step up campaign on Independence Day

El Salvador: Bitcoin (BTC) protestors step up campaign on Independence Day

There is no let-up in Bitcoin protests as Salvadorians take to the streets on the anniversary of independence from Spain.

Samuel Wan · 4 months ago · 2 min read

Salvadorians are adapting to life with Bitcoin, but it’s not smooth sailing

Salvadorians are adapting to life with Bitcoin, but it’s not smooth sailing

Bitcoin's use as legal tender in El Salvador is hitting a number of teething problems

Samuel Wan · 4 months ago · 2 min read