El Salvador

El Salvador

Finance

Le pari audacieux du Salvador sur le Bitcoin pourrait inspirer le monde

Le modèle standard de création de richesse nationale T fonctionne plus. Bitcoin offre une alternative.

A person purchases a bottle of Coca-Cola from a shop that accepts Bitcoin in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal. Photographer: Cristina Baussan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

État des Crypto: la SEC s'attaque à la DeFi

L'enquête de la SEC sur les plateformes DeFi n'est pas surprenante. La question est de savoir si le régulateur américain engagera des poursuites.

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Finance

La loi salvadorienne sur le Bitcoin est une question d'autodétermination

Aujourd’hui, le Bitcoin est devenu monnaie légale dans ce pays d’Amérique centrale.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaks via video during a presentation at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Videos

Valkyrie CIO on Bitcoin as BTC Becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador

Bitcoin is now officially a legal tender in El Salvador. The cryptocurrency is declining after testing resistance near $52,000 on Monday, with initial support seen at the $50,000 breakout level. Steven McClurg, CIO and co-founder of asset management firm Valkyrie, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook. Plus, his take on altcoins and bitcoin ETFs.

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Videos

What Could Liquid Exchange Do Now to Prevent Future Crypto Hacks?

Seth Melamed, COO of Liquid Group, discusses Liquid Exchange’s $90 million hack and measures the firm is taking to prevent hacks like this from happening again. Plus, his reasons why he doesn’t think El Salvador’s bitcoin law is sustainable and whether he foresees Asia potentially adopting BTC as legal tender.

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Policy

La plupart des Salvadoriens ne veulent pas de Bitcoin, selon un sondage

Plus des deux tiers des personnes interrogées se sont déclarées en désaccord ou fortement en désaccord avec l’utilisation du Bitcoin comme monnaie légale.

National Palace, San Salvador, El  Salvador. (Wilson Edilberto Santana Suarez/Unsplash)

Videos

Key Upsides to El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law

Edan Yago, a contributor to decentralized bitcoin trading and lending platform Sovryn, discusses his take on the potential positive impact of El Salvador rolling out bitcoin as legal tender despite growing skepticism and local protests just a week ahead of the move taking effect.

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