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La société de Crypto qui favorise l'adoption du Bitcoin au Salvador

Athena Bitcoin, basée à Chicago, a déployé des distributeurs automatiques de Bitcoin au Salvador une semaine après que le gouvernement a légalisé le Bitcoin comme monnaie légale. Malgré les problèmes de déploiement, l'entreprise reste optimiste quant au projet. Cet article fait partie de la Semaine des paiements de CoinDesk.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 22: A shoe shiner works outside a shop that accepts Bitcoin for payment on November 22, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Merchants in El Salvador slowly adopt Bitcoin as a means for payments after more than 2 months of the cryptocurrency being approved as legal tender by the Legislative Assembly (Photo by Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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Study: 60% Of Salvadorans Quit Chivo Wallet After Receiving BTC Incentive

According to a report published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, only four out of 10 Salvadorans who downloaded the state-run bitcoin (BTC) wallet Chivo said they still use it after obtaining the $30 bitcoin incentive. “The Hash” group discusses the global narrative of bitcoin adoption and the political neutrality of its technology.

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Six Salvadoriens sur dix ont arrêté d'utiliser le portefeuille Chivo après avoir bénéficié de l'incitation Bitcoin , selon une étude

« La plupart des utilisateurs qui ont utilisé Chivo après avoir dépensé le bonus de 30 $ n'utilisent pas l'application de manière intensive », a rapporté le Bureau national de recherche économique des États-Unis.

Un cajero automático Chivo en San Salvador, El Salvador (Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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Could Bitcoin Become Legal Tender in Mexico?

Mexican senator Indira Kempis recently introduced a bill proposing that bitcoin become legal tender in the country. Felipe Vallejo, chief regulatory officer at Mexico-based crypto exchange Bitso, the first crypto unicorn in Latin America, joins "Community Crypto" to weigh in on whether that prospect could become reality by following El Salvador's example.

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Why is BTC Moving in Sync With Nasdaq?

GlobalBlock Market Analyst Marcus Sotiriou shares his bitcoin price outlook as bitcoin moves in sync with the Nasdaq and S&P 500, noting macro factors like the U.S. Core Producer Price Index (PPI). Sotiriou also discusses bitcoin’s use as a global reserve asset, referencing El Salvador and the Luna Foundation Guard. Plus, a conversation about tech billionaire Elon Musk’s ambition to buy Twitter and its potential market impact. 

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Samson Mow on Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption, BTC Dominance, and More

Samson Mow, formerly of Blockstream, discusses his start-up business JAN3, and the company’s ambitions to “accelerate hyper-bitcoinization.” He joins “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee from the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami to describe his work with nation-states to adopt bitcoin into their financial systems, JAN3’s involvement in El Salvador’s Bitcoin City project, and Strike’s announced partnership with Shopify.

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Samson Mow, ancien dirigeant de Blockstream, lève 21 millions de dollars pour une startup Bitcoin .

Mow a annoncé sa nouvelle entreprise lors d'une apparition à la conférence Bitcoin 2022 à Miami.

Samson Mow, CEO de JAN3. (CoinDesk)

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Le président salvadorien Nayib Bukele annule sa comparution à la conférence Bitcoin 2022

Bukele avait déjà laissé entendre qu’il ferait une annonce importante lors de la conférence de cette année.

Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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Why US Lawmakers Are Considering Legislation on El Salvador’s BTC Adoption

A new bill titled the Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act has been presented in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan group of regulators. “The Hash” panel discusses the legislation's intention to protect the U.S. economy from El Salvador's bitcoin adoption while also touching on concerns raised by global financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 

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