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Puerto Ricans are fed up with wealthy crypto ex-pats
Puerto Rico is fast becoming a haven for the crypto wealthy, much to the resentment of some locals.
Samuel Wan 3 min read
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World’s first DeFi ETF to be listed on the Brazilian stock exchange in February
The largest crypto asset manager in Latin America to offer investors a secure and regulated entry to DeFi.
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Op-Ed: The fallacies of the Bitcoin energy debate
An increasingly common critique of crypto is the notion that Bitcoin mining accelerates climate change. This claim is inaccurate.
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El Salvador is down $12 million on its Bitcoin buys
A poor run of form may put off other nation-states from joining El Salvador in legalizing Bitcoin as tender.
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Rio de Janeiro mayor to allocate 1% of the city treasury to Bitcoin
Rio de Janeiro is about to become the first city in Brazil to buy Bitcoin as a store of value.
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.
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Bank of Mexico planning to launch CBDC by 2024
The central bank digital currency that will be launched by the Bank of Mexico will likely be backed by the value of the Mexican peso.
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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.
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Adoption
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.
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El Salvador buys 420 Bitcoin as asset regains $60,000
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