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Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment

September marks the one-year anniversary of El Salvador adopting bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. Jack Mallers, the Chicago-based company executive known for helping El Salvador adopt bitcoin, reflects on the milestone.

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Nayib Bukele Announces 44 Countries to Meet in El Salvador to Discuss Bitcoin

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele said on Twitter 44 countries will meet in the country on Monday to discuss “financial inclusion, digital economy, banking the unbanked, the Bitcoin rollout and its benefits.”

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Opinion

Kailangan ba ang Crypto 'Legal Tender' Laws?

Ang Central African Republic ay naghahanap upang isama ang Crypto sa kanyang umuunlad na ekonomiya.

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Crypto Markets Beginning to Bounce Back

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are trending higher Friday, but what’s behind the bounce? Peter Marber, Chief Investment Officer at Aperture Investors, discusses his crypto markets analysis. Plus, his take on the contrast between El Salvador’s economy before and after BTC became legal tender, and thoughts on the IMF’s criticisms of the country’s bitcoin adoption.

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