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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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Finance

El Salvador Purchases 410 More Bitcoins Amid Market Drop, President Bukele Says

The nation now has over 1,500 bitcoins and plans to issue a $1 billion, 10-year bitcoin bond this year.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has reportedly targeted journalists with spyware. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Opinion

Bukele's Bitcoin Is Not What Turkey Needs

El Salvador's President didn't mention bitcoin in his meeting with Erdogan - but it's not a cure for Turkey's monetary woes anyway.

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele this week. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Videos

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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Opinion

Nayib Bukele Is Not the Bitcoin Hero We Need

Evidence that El Salvador's president has targeted journalists and suppressed free speech contradicts Bitcoin's core values.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has reportedly targeted journalists with spyware. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

El Salvador to Build New Stadium in Collaboration With China, Bukele Says

The president of the only country where bitcoin is legal tender tweeted the news on New Year’s Eve.

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Videos

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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Finance

El Salvador Buys 21 Bitcoins on 21st Day of Last Month of 21st Year of 21st Century

In announcing the purchase on Twitter, President Nayib Bukele also noted the country’s land area is 21,000 square kilometers.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It

Samson Mow reveals the fast-moving process behind a radical financial experiment.

Construction workers, who are paid in Bitcoin, work on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal.

Videos

Buying the Dip? Microstrategy, El Salvador Acquire More Bitcoin

While bitcoin’s price fell about 8% Friday around $54,237, MicroStrategy said it bought 7,002 bitcoins for about $414 million in cash during its fiscal fourth quarter. Similarly, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said he bought 100 more bitcoins at “a discount” as broader markets tumbled on new COVID-19 variant fear.

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