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Policy

El Salvador's Bukele Says Bitcoin Purchases Won't Stop Due to IMF Deal

A clause in the country's recently-completed IMF financing deal suggested a prohibition against El Salvador accumulating any additional bitcoin.

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images).

Policy

El Salvador and Argentina Regulators Sign Agreement to Help Develop Crypto Industry

Regulators from both countries are looking to collaborate to foster crypto innovation.

Juan Carlos Reyes and Roberto Silva.

Markets

El Salvador's Bitcoin Stash Rises Above $500M, but Bhutan Story Might Be Even Bigger

Monday’s bitcoin rally propelled El Salvador and Bhutan’s crypto stashes to $500 million and $1.1 billion respectively.

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images).

Markets

El Salvador's Bukele Says Bitcoin Strategy a 'Net Positive,' but Adoption Lags

El Salvador now holds $400 million in its "public wallet alone," President Nayib Bukele said in an interview with TIME.

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

Markets

First Mover Americas: El Salvador Holds More BTC Than Expected

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 15, 2024.

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Policy

El Salvador Axes Income Tax for Investments From Abroad

The nation, which is attempting to attract foreign capital, removed income tax on investment from overseas.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

Markets

El Salvador's Bukele Says Value of Country's Bitcoin Holdings Up Over 40%

The country's bonds have also surged to over 80 cents on the dollar.

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

Markets

El Salvador's Bitcoin Investment 'In the Black,' Says President Bukele

"We have no intention of selling," Bukele added.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Handout/ Getty Images)

Markets

El Salvador Remains in the Red on Bitcoin Holdings, But Losses Are Narrowing

It's been a bit more than two years since the country made bitcoin legal tender there.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Getty Images)

Opinion

The Bitcoin Circular Economy Battles Entrenched Mindsets in El Salvador

In his third weekly dispatch from El Salvador, Jonathan Martin meets two Bitcoin entrepreneurs working to improve financial inclusion.

(Fabien Bazanegue/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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