El Salvador


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El Salvador to Raise $1B via 10-Yr 'Bitcoin Bond' in Partnership With Blockstream

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced he would create an entire new city based on bitcoin and also issue a $1 billion "bitcoin bond" with Blockstream. Yet, bitcoin's price has since retreated and is down over 5% on the day. "What Bitcoin Did" Host Peter McCormack discusses his thoughts on the bitcoin bonds and why he's "not surprised" that "Bitcoin City" did not boost BTC's price.

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Bitcoin Struggles at $60K Resistance, Support Above $53K

BitBull Capital CEO Joe DiPasquale discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook as upsides look limited for bitcoin around the $60,000 resistance level. Plus, his reactions to El Salvador's "Bitcoin City" announcement and U.S. President Joe Biden nominating Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman for a second term.

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El Salvador to Create ‘Bitcoin City,’ Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto

El Salvador plans to build “Bitcoin City,” an entire city based on bitcoin located along the Gulf of Fonseca near a volcano. President Nayib Bukele also said he plans on issuing a $1 billion “bitcoin bond,” a tokenized financial instrument developed by Blockstream on the Liquid Network.

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Os ' Bitcoin Bonds' de El Salvador, classificados como lixo, parecem explosivos (pense em um vulcão)

Qualquer um que compre BOND lastreados em bitcoin de Salvador está apostando muito na Criptomoeda , ignorando a situação de dívida inadimplente do país, disse um estrategista.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announces new "bitcoin bonds" at an event on Saturday. (Samson Mow via Twitter)

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El Salvador criará ' Bitcoin City' e usará US$ 500 milhões da oferta planejada de BOND de US$ 1 bilhão para comprar mais Cripto

A emissão do BOND tokenizado, que foi desenvolvido pela Blockstream, será processada pela Bitfinex.

President Bukele Announced That El Salvador Plans to Build 'Bitcoin City'

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Paxful CEO on El Salvador's Bitcoin Rollout

On the ground in El Salvador at the 2021 Latin American Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference, CoinDesk's Elaine Ramirez talks to Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful, a peer-to-peer crypto marketplace that has made strides onboarding crypto adopters in emerging markets. Youssef discusses the latest on El Salvador's bitcoin rollout and the country's wider state of crypto affairs.

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Athena Bitcoin CEO on Bitcoin Adoption and ATM Installations in El Salvador

El Salvador now has the world's third-largest bitcoin ATM network. This comes as Athena Bitcoin has installed around 200 bitcoin ATMs in the country as part of a plan to install 1,500 machines in total. Athena Bitcoin CEO Eric Gravengaard shares insights into the scope of his firm's involvement in scaling bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador. Plus, an update on the country's bitcoin rollout and the remaining challenges ahead.

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