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0 CommentsEl Salvador President Nayib Bukele declared the country’s largest Bitcoin purchase to date in the middle of a terrifying crypto market fall. He tweeted on May 9 that El Salvador has just purchased an additional 500 tokens for roughly $15.3 million, while the Salvadoran crypto holdings reached 2,300 BTC. Amid the crypto bloodbath, El Salvador…
484 ViewsThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged El Salvador to strip Bitcoin of its status as legal currency due to its large risks, citing it as a significant obstacle for the nation’s efforts to get a loan from the institution. This follows El Salvador asking the IMF for a $1.3 billion loan last year, but the…
443 ViewsEl Salvador announced Saturday plans to create a “Bitcoin City” near a volcano funded by the cryptocurrency, the President said. Also, the country plans to partner with Blockstream, a digital assets infrastructure company, to raise about $1 billion via a “Bitcoin Bond.” The Central American nation plans to build a “Bitcoin City” near the Conchagua…
493 ViewsOn Tuesday, El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, although this radical monetary experiment could pose risks to the emerging economy. On the first day, it already suffered teething problems when the government had to unplug a digital wallet to cope with demand. September 7, 2021, will be forever etched…
477 ViewsFitch Ratings said in a note on Monday that El Salvador’s move to embrace Bitcoin as legal tender poses a serious risk to its local insurance companies. As Fitch said, Salvadoran insurers will be under pressure to quickly convert Bitcoin to dollars to avoid price risk; otherwise, they could face steep losses. In June, Salvadoran…
456 ViewsThe World Bank has rejected El Salvador’s request for help on the implementation of Bitcoin as a legal tender. After it comes, Bitcoin hovered below $40,000 on Thursday morning. In Wednesday’s announcement, the World Bank stated it could not assist El Salvador’s Bitcoin implementation because of environmental and transparency drawbacks. “We are committed to helping…
