Salvador

El Salvador, the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, and to adopt a Bitcoin investment strategy for its national treasury, has now accumulated over $400 million worth of Bitcoin.President Nayib Bukele led the effort to pass a law…

On March 14, 2024, El Salvador’s president-elect, Nayib Bukele, unveiled a historic bold maneuver that echoed across the…

Nayib Bukele, celebrated for his pro-bitcoin stance and aggressive crime-fighting policies, is poised to secure a second term as El Salvador’s president, with exit polls showing his “Nueva Ideas” party commanding an 87% lead in the recent…

El Salvador’s Vice President, Felix Ulloa, affirmed on Wednesday that Bitcoin would continue to be legal tender in the country during President Nayib Bukele’s second term. The announcement follows the IMF’s request to…

Last year, I planned a hike through El Boquerón, a national park atop the San Salvador Volcano that features a scenic crater, as well as a tiny crater within that crater called Boqueroncito (”Little Boquerón”), which I find adorable. In…

Over the last few years, El Salvador has been making considerable efforts to become Latin America’s crypto hub. Today, two and a half years after adopting Bitcoin as a legal currency in the country, Bitfinex…

Based on the number of merchants that now accept bitcoin in Berlin you might think this article is about the German capital city. Instead, it’s about a small picturesque mountain town in El Salvador with a population of 20,000 people.How it…

El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office says its $1 million Freedom Visa program has already received hundreds of inquiries since its launch on Dec. 7, and expects it to fully sell out beIn emailed comments to Cointelegraph, a spokesperson…

El Salvador's national Bitcoin treasury is back in the green.At least, that's the latest data from NayibTracker.com, a website dedicated to following the performance of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's decision to invest in…

On November 19, 2023, Argentine voters elected Javier Gerardo Milei, an Austrian economist known for his candid and unconventional style, as their new president. He ran on a platform promising substantial reforms: cutting spending, reducing…