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Junk-Rated El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Bonds’ Look Explosive (Think Volcano)

Anyone buying Salvador’s bitcoin-backed bond is betting on the cryptocurrency in a very big way, ignoring the country’s distressed-debt situation, one strategist said.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announces new "bitcoin bonds" at an event on Saturday. (Samson Mow via Twitter)

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Bitcoin supera los $66.000 y reanuda su tendencia alcista mientras caen los rendimientos de bonos reales

La criptomoneda podría enfrentarse a cierta presión de venta en torno a los $70.000, según un operador.

El bitcoin supera los $66.000 y busca un récord (Coinbase)

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France Trials CBDC, Blockchain for Government Bond Deals

The experiment is one of the EU’s largest to date, with nearly 500 transactions executed during trial.

Banque de France in Paris, France. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation to Sell $50M in Bonds

The company expects to raise about $48 million from the offering.

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Bitcoin, Gold Under Pressure as Dollar Tracks US Treasury Yields Higher

A sustained uptick in real or inflation-adjusted yields, not nominal yields, poses downside risk to bitcoin’s price.

Bitcoin's daily chart (TradingView)

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US Patent Granted to Stablecoin Concept Backed by Government Debt

Unlike fiat currency-pegged stablecoins, Yuga Coin intends to be solely pegged to government debt such as bonds and Treasury notes.

Tightrope. (Vaclav P3k/Shutterstock)

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European Investment Bank Issues $121M Digital Notes Using Ethereum

Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander SA and Societe Generale AG served as joint managers.

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Bitcoin, in Switch From February, Keeps Bullish Tone as US Treasury Yields Rise

About 87% of bitcoin's performance was delivered while the U.S. 10-year bond yield has been rising, one observer said.

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Danish Red Cross Backs $3M Blockchain Volcano Catastrophe Bond

The volcanos, situated in Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia and Mexico, were selected based on "the significant humanitarian threat they represent."

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Bitcoin Price Gets Fed Boost but Bond Yields Could Play Spoilsport: Analysts

The Federal Reserve has strengthened bitcoin's appeal as an inflation hedge, opening doors for a continued price rally.

Bitcoin price chart for the last 24 hours.