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It appears several countries in Central America are learning some lessons from El Salvador. Many of the nations in the region – including Guatemala, Panama, and Honduras – are now working to implement bitcoin as a staple currency or trying to establish digital currencies of their own. Central America Suddenly Loves BTC In Honduras and Guatemala for example, the central banks of both nations are experimenting with blockchain technology and working to establish bank-issued...

Leon Cooperman – a billionaire investor and the chairman of the Omega Investors – stated in a recent interview that anyone who doesn’t understand bitcoin is likely to be “old,” and that those who don’t trust it may take solace in gold, the world’s number one precious metal. Leon Cooperman – BTC May Not Be as Strong as Gold There has been an argument brewing for some time regarding which asset is better: bitcoin or gold. Many people often compare bitcoin with gold and...

Sam Bankman-Fried – the man in charge of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange – has engaged in an online Twitter feud with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren after the former presidential hopeful claimed that energy usage in the bitcoin community was contributing to the death of the planet. Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Like Bitcoin Mining Warren – still under the impression that people are paying attention to her – tweeted a New York Times article claiming that the amount of...

Ukraine is now the latest country in the world to legalize and regulate bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Up until this point, the world’s number one digital asset has existed in something of a gray space within the country’s borders, but now it looks like the nation is moving forward with BTC use, suggesting that the asset is becoming far more mainstream and legitimate. Ukraine Says “Yes” to Crypto The Parliament of Ukraine voted unanimously to not only permit bitcoin...

One of the big reasons why Nayib Bukele – president of El Salvador – is pushing bitcoin so much is because he thinks it will lessen remittance fees. According to a new study, the implementation of bitcoin in the Central American country could wind up costing Western Union about $400 million each year. El Salvador Could See Its Remittance System Change for the Better Jaimie Garcia, a Salvadorian who fled to Canada at the age of 11, has been living abroad for some time...

Just a few days ago, bitcoin – the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – experienced a nasty price drop that saw it fall from about $52,000 per unit to roughly $45,000 per unit. The currency is experiencing a slow period of recovery at this time given that it has only jumped back above $46K, and according to Mike Novogratz – a hedge fund manager and crypto investor – the bitcoin plunge was the result of traders simply getting too excited about what was...

El Zonte is known as “Bitcoin Beach.” Located in El Salvador, the town has developed a reputation as being one of the leading digital currency regions out there. The city worked to make bitcoin legal tender long before El Salvador ever decided that the currency would be utilized throughout the nation. El Zonte Is Helping El Salvador Push BTC Forward El Zonte has come to the aid of Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, and is pushing the bitcoin agenda and ensuring...

Robert Kiyosaki – the author of the bestselling book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” – has said in a recent tweet that he is hoarding bitcoin, gold, and silver in anticipation of a major market crash that he predicts could come as early as the end of the year. Robert Kiyosaki On Why He’s Hoarding BTC Kiyosaki has established himself as a major financial guru over the past few years given his growing list of books which began with the “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” franchise. The first book...

McDonald’s restaurants in El Salvador are now accepting bitcoin payments as part of the country’s push for bitcoin acceptance. The restaurant chain within the Central American nation is working with a firm called Open Node – a bitcoin payment processing enterprise – that will allow it to accept crypto payments via the Lightning Network, a system designed to permit crypto transactions off chain. McDonald’s Will Accept Crypto for Menu Items McDonald’s currently has 19...

Not long ago, Gary Gensler – the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – commented on how the agency would potentially unroll an approval path for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The news had some people dissatisfied given the circumstances of the rollout, and now Michael Sonnenshein – the CEO of Grayscale, one of the world’s largest bitcoin and crypto trusts – is throwing his two cents into the mix. Michael Sonnenshein Shares His Views on a...