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Paxful CEO on Launching Bitcoin Educational Center in El Salvador

Crypto trading platform Paxful has opened “La Casa del Bitcoin,” a bitcoin educational center in El Salvador to enable free learning opportunities related to BTC and boost adoption. Paxful CEO Ray Youssef shares insights into the launch, addressing concerns BTC could be too volatile to serve as a national currency.

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Federal Reserve Could Raise Interest Rate Hikes in March; What This Means for Crypto

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday it plans to begin raising interest rate hikes as early as March to combat rising inflation. Gerber Kawasaki Co-founder & CEO Ross Gerber discusses the potential repercussions of the Fed decision on the crypto markets and wider economy.

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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s McDonald Uniform for Twitter Profile Is All the Rage

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced Friday the nation bought 410 additional BTC for $15 million, totaling over 1,500 BTC. Bukele has since changed his Twitter icon to a McDonald’s employee after bitcoin shed 20% in the past week, referencing a meme of HODLers in their future career prospects when BTC crashes.

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University of Toronto Researcher: El Salvador's Bitcoin Experiment 'Tells Very Concerning Story'

The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School has published a research paper investigating the Pegasus spyware hacking of media and civil society in El Salvador. Senior Researcher John Scott-Railton shares insights into the key findings. "What has been happening in El Salvador on the technical side tells a very concerning story," Scott-Railton said. Plus, what's the appeal of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele?

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Is El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Really the Bitcoin Hero We Need?

New reporting has found strong evidence Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele sought to undermine freedom of speech in the Central American nation, contradicting Bitcoin’s core values.

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CoinDesk Releases Annual Report Highlighting Key Trends in Crypto

CoinDesk Research Associate George Kaloudis joins the “First Mover” panel to discuss the 2021 CoinDesk Annual Report. Topics include the decline of bitcoin dominance, Ethereum gas fees triggering the rise of scaling-focused altcoins like Polygon and Solana, and how El Salvador’s legalization of bitcoin impacted the crypto market. Plus, a look into the future of bitcoin mining as Kazakhstan, the country that became second only to the US in bitcoin mining hashrate, is suffering the worst protests in 30 years and internet blackouts.

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Why Is China Helping ‘Bitcoin Nation’ El Salvador Build a New National Stadium?

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele continues to grab headlines, announcing in a New Year’s Eve tweet that the country will build a new national stadium in collaboration with China. Why is an anti-bitcoin country dealing with the bitcoin nation? “The Hash” team dissects the clashing of narratives.

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CoinList Releases Survey of Top Crypto Predictions for 2022

Graham Jenkin, CEO of crypto trading platform CoinList, discusses the results from the site's recent survey of top 2022 crypto predictions. Jenkins shares insights into where bitcoin's value will be within a year, the likelihood of Solana and Binance Smart Chain nearing Ethereum’s price, and whether other countries could follow El Salvador's integration of cryptocurrency into their monetary system.

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