El Salvador
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.