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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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El Salvador compra otros 100 bitcoins tras una caída del mercado de criptomonedas

El presidente del país centroamericano, Nayib Bukele, dijo en un tuit que adquirió la mayor criptomoneda con “un descuento”.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele

Finance

El Salvador Buys 100 More Bitcoins as Crypto Market Falls

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said in a tweet he bought the coins at “a discount.”

Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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IMF: Bitcoin Should Not Be Legal Tender in El Salvador

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated bitcoin should not be used as legal tender in El Salvador, saying its plans to acquire more BTC will require a “very careful analysis” of implications for its financial stability. It also questioned President Nayib Bukele’s announcement of a $1 billion bitcoin-backed bond.

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El Salvador: Who Needs the IMF When You Have Bitcoin?

The IMF is a brutal bully constantly declaring its virtue. It’s about time someone pushed back.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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El Salvador’s Ambassador to US on Central American Country’s Bitcoin Ambitions

Milena Mayorga, Ambassador of El Salvador to the U.S., discusses El Salvador’s bitcoin ambitions following President Nayib Bukele’s plans for the world’s first “Bitcoin City”– a low-tax, net-zero municipality financed primarily by a $1 billion bitcoin bond listed on Bitfinex.

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Según el FMI, bitcoin no debería ser de curso legal en El Salvador

La institución financiera dijo que los planes del país centroamericano de adquirir más bitcoin requerirán un “análisis muy cuidadoso” de las implicaciones para su estabilidad financiera.

(Archivo de CoinDesk)

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The ‘Bitcoin City’ Fantasy

How might the low-tax, net-zero startup municipality play out?

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Bitcoin Should Not Be Legal Tender in El Salvador: IMF

The financial institution said the Central American country’s plans to acquire more bitcoin will require a “very careful analysis” of implications for its financial stability.

(Archivo de CoinDesk)

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El Salvador's Bitcoin Bond Specifications

New data shared by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele reveals his plans to issue a $1 billion “Bitcoin Bond” with a 10-year maturity on the Liquid Network. Half of the money raised will be used to purchase bitcoin, and the rest will fund construction of a new ”Bitcoin City” along the Gulf of Fonseca near a volcano. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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