El Salvador


Policy

El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, presentará un presupuesto sin deuda para 2025

Bukele habló durante la conmemoración de los 203 años de la independencia de El Salvador.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Government of El Salvador, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bukele de El Salvador afirma que la estrategia de Bitcoin es "positiva", pero su adopción está rezagada

El Salvador ahora tiene 400 millones de dólares solo en su "billetera pública", dijo el presidente Nayib Bukele en una entrevista con TIME.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Government of El Salvador, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Bitcoin Tumbles to $68K; El Salvador's Bitcoin 'Piggy Bank'

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as the price of bitcoin (BTC) fell to as low as $67,000 during Friday's Asian trading hours, before recovering to the $68,000 level. Plus, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced on X that the nation has moved more than 5,000 BTC into a cold wallet. And, how Bitcoin Virtual Machine is gaining traction.

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El Salvador Bags Major Bitcoin Gains; Hong Kong's Stablecoin Push

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including El Salvador's major gains from the recent bitcoin (BTC) rally. The Central American nation is sitting on $84 million in unrealized profit on the holdings it first started acquiring in September 2021. Plus, the Binance saga continues in Nigeria, and Hong Kong starts a regulatory sandbox for potential stablecoin issuers.

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Finance

El Salvador obtiene 84 millones de dólares de ganancias por sus tenencias de Bitcoin

El presidente Nayib Bukele dijo en una publicación X que la nación centroamericana está obteniendo ingresos de Bitcoin de cuatro vías diferentes.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Government of El Salvador, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

El Salvador's Bitcoin-Friendly President Wins Re-Election; Donald Trump Speaks Out on AI

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including the re-election of El Salvador's bitcoin-friendly president Nayib Bukele. Former U.S. president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump calls AI "dangerous and scary" in an new interview with Fox Business. Plus, former CFO of Terraform Labs has been extradited to South Korea by Montenegrin authorities according to an official notice.

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El Salvador’s Long-Planned Bitcoin Bonds Are 'Unserious,' LSE Policy Fellow Says

Last week, El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office posted from its X handle stating in part "The Volcano Bond has just received regulatory approval from the Digital Assets Commission (CNAD)." Frank Muci, policy fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), discusses why he thinks El Salvador’s long-planned bitcoin (BTC) bonds are a "nothing burger."

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World’s First Bitcoin Bonds Receive Regulatory Approval in El Salvador

Frank Muci, policy fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) joins CoinDesk TV to discuss El Salvador’s long-planned bitcoin (BTC) bonds inching closer to reality after apparently receiving regulatory approval for an early 2024 issuance. The bonds are set to be offered on Bitfinex Securities, a regulated division of crypto exchange Bitfinex.

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Videos

Bitcoin, Ether Take Sharp Dive Over Past Two Days; KuCoin to Pay $22M

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest crypto stories of the day, including new CoinDesk Indices data on how bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are performing this week. Crypto exchange KuCoin will pay a $22 million settlement and terminate access for users in New York state. Plus, El Salvador’s Bitcoin bonds inch closer to reality.

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Videos

El Salvador Targets Bitcoin Millionaires in New Push to Attract Long-Term Residents

El Salvador kickstarted its "Freedom VISA" program last week, with plans to distribute residency to a maximum of 1,000 people per year who invest at least $1 million worth of bitcoin or tether (USDT) stablecoins. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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