Tag Archives: El Salvador

The Bank of Zambia has announced it’s considering adopting digital currency legislation so that it can test the technology behind crypto to see about its viability as a payment method. Zambia Sees Crypto in a Whole New Light Felix Mutati – the technology and science minister in Zambia – stated in a recent interview: The testing of the technology on regulating cryptocurrency will be upscaled in due course as part of deliberate measures to achieve an inclusive digital...

A survey carried out by one of the leading daily newspapers in El Salvador – La Prensa Grafica – determined that President Nayib Bukele has the support of 91% of the locals.  The media outlet is known as an opposition to the ongoing political regime in the Central American country, prompting the leader to doubt that the figure might be even higher. Bukele’s Record Approval Rate El Salvador’s President, who took the helm in June 2019, enjoys one of the highest approval ratings...

El Salvador’s government has launched another initiative repping its support for Bitcoin adoption and development of the broader network.This time, it’s a Bitcoin/ lightning developer training program funded by VC firm Fulgur and stablecoin issuer Tether.  As announced by El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office on Wednesday, the “CUBO+” program is an advanced Bitcoin engineering program that is several months long and offers credit and potential placement for those qualifying for the...

The bitcoin-loving nation of El Salvador has announced a new partnership with the state of Texas. Together, the two regions are planning to open what they’re calling a “bitcoin embassy” as a means of promoting use and increasing adoption. El Salvador Forms BTC Partnership with Texas El Salvador shocked the world in late 2021 when it announced plans to make BTC legal tender. It was the first country to do so. This meant people could go into any shop or business and...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks surrounding bitcoin use in El Salvador have not necessarily shown themselves yet. However, the agency has reported it’s necessary to stay aware and that El Salvador still warrants both attention and transparency. The IMF Is Still Worried About El Salvador and BTC El Salvador – which at one point was one of the smallest nations in the world and didn’t strike fear or interest in many people’s hearts – has...

The President of El Salvador – Nayib Bukele – disclosed that the country’s tourism sector has increased by 95% since it embraced bitcoin as an official means of payment. He criticized some central banking institutions, including the Federal Reserve, claiming their policies have washed out a big chunk of people’s savings. As such, Bukele expects a lot of individuals from the West to focus on decentralized financial instruments. ‘We Get Some Rebranding’ El Salvador’s political...

Alex Gladstein – CSO of the Human Rights Foundation – thinks bitcoin symbolizes some of the USA’s values based on the Declaration of Independence: free speech, property rights, and open capital markets. He argued that the primary cryptocurrency could thrive in democracies and struggle in totalitarian countries. ‘It’s Financial Privilege’  In a recent episode of Simply Bitcoin, Alex Gladstein presented himself as a keen advocate of the leading digital asset and pointed out its...

The skyline and Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas Foto CC 4.0 by Michael Barera Zur Förderung wirtschaftlicher Austauschprojekten, plant El Salvador die Eröffnung einer Bitcoin-Botschaft im US-Bundesstaat Texas. Dies teilte Milena Mayorga, die US-Botschafterin des Landes, via Twitter mit. Konkret ließ sie verlauten, dass es zu einem Treffen mit Joe Exparza, dem stellvertretenden Sekretär der texanischen Regierung gekommen sei. In den Gesprächen sei...

Milena Mayorga – ambassador of El Salvador to the United States – said the Salvadoran authorities might open a bitcoin embassy in Texas. The central American nation has already introduced a BTC office in the city of Lugano, Switzerland. The Second BTC Embassy Mayorga held a meeting with Jose “Joe” Esparza (Texas Deputy Secretary of State) to discuss the new initiative, outlining the financial connection between El Salvador and the region: “We discussed the opening of the...

Nandalal Weerasinghe – Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka – rejected Tim Draper’s idea to eliminate corruption in the country by embracing bitcoin. The banker argued that adopting the primary cryptocurrency could worsen the economic situation of the nation. Dismissing the Bitcoin Concept The American venture capital investor recently visited Sri Lanka to shoot an episode of his TV show “Meet the Drapers.” He also held discussions with the President of the country –...