Tag Archives: El Salvador

El Salvador will, in ten days, adopt Bitcoin as an official currency. It’s making massive investments in projects to develop end-user products to hold and spend bitcoin. The opportunities of this venture are enormous, though some warn there are risks. El Salvadorians Will Soon Find Imports Attractive Because Bitcoin is a deflationary cryptocurrency, and the oldest blockchain with the most of its limited currency already mined, and especially given the history of the BTC price...

El Salvador was serious when it said it was making bitcoin a legal currency within its borders, and anyone who didn’t believe the nation’s regulators are likely getting a good kick in the pants right about now. El Salvador Is Moving Up the Crypto Ladder The Central American country has begun rolling out bitcoin ATMs to begin allowing individuals to trade their crypto for fiat and vice versa. Thus far, about 200 separate machines have been installed. The country is still...

Cambodia is another country that is heavily reliant on the U.S. dollar. Tired of its dependence on USD, the country has launched a centralized, bank-issued cryptocurrency, hoping that people will begin to utilize it for payment purposes, and thus far, the results have been rather positive. Cambodia Has Unveiled an Official CBDC As it turns out, El Salvador – which has been in the news quite a bit as of late – is not the only country out there that depends heavily on USD...

As previously reported, El Salvador has become the first country in history to declare bitcoin legal tender. Several financial institutions – such as the World Bank – are not too happy about the situation, but while others like Bank of America admit that there is quite a bit of risk in making bitcoin legitimate money, there are also some potential benefits that may be getting ignored. Bank of America: El Salvador May Be on a Solid Track In a recent report, Bank of...

El Salvador has opened its country to bitcoin transactions, and the news has spread like wildfire. To some, such as the World Bank, the idea of an entire nation running on BTC is risky and frightening, but to others – like senior regulators in the U.S. – El Salvador is going to need a lot of help as it leads the rest of the world towards a new digital era. El Salvador Gets Some Assistance from U.S. Lawmakers Victoria Nuland – the Under Secretary of State for Political...

Residents of El Salvador will soon be eligible to receive a $30 bitcoin gift granted they open a new “Chivo” digital wallet. El Salvador Is Giving Free BTC to Its Citizens El Salvador recently made heavy crypto headlines when it was announced that bitcoin would be legal tender within the country’s borders beginning on September 7. This came after a hard-fought battle with the World Bank, which stated that it would not offer any assistance to El Salvador given that it was...

The bitcoin agenda of El Salvador has gone from being an idea to a solid reality. The country had announced not too long ago that it was planning to ensure bitcoin would become legal tender within its borders after spending many years relying on USD. It looks like the nation has finally gotten its wish. El Salvador Is Pushing BTC Like No Other Country Beginning on September 7 of this year, bitcoin can be used legally as currency to purchase goods and services in El...

Unfortunately, it was another challenging week in the cryptocurrency market, though this can only be said about the developments in terms of price. Elsewhere – adoption seems to be booming, especially when it comes to Bitcoin. Starting off with the price – bitcoin is currently trading at around $33,000, down about 13% in the past seven days. The cryptocurrency started off relatively flat, but on Monday, things took a turn for the worse, as BTC dropped from $36K down to $32K....

A few years after banning the usage of digital assets within its borders, Tanzania is heading towards a full 180-turn. The nation’s central bank asserted today that it has begun working on a recent directive from the President to adopt cryptocurrencies. CryptoPotato reported a few weeks back when Tanzania’s President – Samia Suluhu Hassan – highlighted the need for the country to adopt digital assets. A Reuters reported from June 25th showed that Tanzania’s central bank plans...

Not too long ago, El Salvador announced that it would make bitcoin legal tender. Thus, the Central American nation became the first to permit bitcoin’s full use as a currency. However, now it looks like the country’s plans have hit a snag as the World Bank is saying it will reject El Salvador’s request. The World Bank Will Not Help El Salvador To be fair, El Salvador does not necessarily need permission from the World Bank to implement bitcoin’s status as a payment...