El Salvador
Bipartisan Senate Proposal Raises Alarm Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption
The legislation quickly drew a sharp rebuke from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
El Salvador to Issue $1B Bitcoin Bond Between March 15-20
El Salvador's bitcoin bond is coming. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, tells "All About Bitcoin" that commitments are mainly coming from bitcoin whales and crypto hedge funds. He provides an update on bond issuers and the official launch date timeline.
Fitch Downgrades El Salvador to CCC Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Issue
The firm cites concerns over the country's ability to service debt, its concentration of power in the presidency and adoption of bitcoin as legal tender.
El Salvador Bitcoin Bond Issuance Coming as Soon as March 15: Finance Minister
In a TV appearance, Alejandro Zelaya also confirmed that the coupon for the paper will be 6.5%.
5 Tips for Traveling in El Salvador Spending Only Bitcoin
Even though President Bukele has made the cryptocurrency legal tender, it isn't super easy for visitors to get by on bitcoin alone. But with a few tricks, it's possible and fun.
CoinDesk TV Celebrates First Anniversary
From NFTs’ rise to fame on “Saturday Night Live” to dogecoin’s slew of celebrity endorsements to El Salvador adopting bitcoin as legal tender to BTC hitting new all-time highs, CoinDesk TV was there to cover it all. Take a look back at the first year in CoinDesk TV history.
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.
El Salvador Using Crypto Software Firm AlphaPoint to Fix Chivo Wallet Problems
El Salvador has been using technology from crypto software firm AlphaPoint to fix a series of problems that has plagued its state-run bitcoin wallet Chivo. AlphaPoint co-founder and CEO Igor Telyatnikov discusses the announcement and its role in El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption.
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.