El Salvador

El Salvador

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After Identity Theft, Salvadorans Now Report Funds Disappearing From Chivo Wallets

Dozens of Salvadorans say that money has vanished from their wallets. And some report being approached by scammers when they tried to get help.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - SEPTEMBER 14: A man attempts to take cash out from a Chivo ATM at Centro Historico on September 14, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Bitcoin has been a legal tender in El Salvador since Tuesday when the law that regulates its use in all economic operations came into force, on par with the dollar. (Photo by Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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Market Wrap Year-End Review: El Salvador Adopted Bitcoin, Then Bought the Dip

The country’s adoption of BTC as legal tender wasn’t enough to keep the cryptocurrency near $50K in September.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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10 2022 Predictions From PwC’s Henri Arslanian

El Salvador. The metaverse. Web 3 catalysts. Ethereum’s future.

(Arthur Chauvineau/Unsplash)

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CoinList Releases Survey of Top Crypto Predictions for 2022

Graham Jenkin, CEO of crypto trading platform CoinList, discusses the results from the site's recent survey of top 2022 crypto predictions. Jenkins shares insights into where bitcoin's value will be within a year, the likelihood of Solana and Binance Smart Chain nearing Ethereum’s price, and whether other countries could follow El Salvador's integration of cryptocurrency into their monetary system.

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El Salvador Buys 21 Bitcoins on 21st Day of Last Month of 21st Year of 21st Century

In announcing the purchase on Twitter, President Nayib Bukele also noted the country’s land area is 21,000 square kilometers.

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Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It

Samson Mow reveals the fast-moving process behind a radical financial experiment.

Construction workers, who are paid in Bitcoin, work on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office 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.

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Strike CEO Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

Jack Mallers, Strike CEO and a top 10 winner of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2021, shares insights into his mission to bank the unbanked that has led him to spread bitcoin adoption across El Salvador.

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Most Influential 2021: Jack Mallers

The CEO of Bitcoin payments app Strike helped birth El Salvador’s BTC move this year. He still sees himself as a “pleb,” not an influencer.

(“The Last Confirmation” - a collaboration between Norman & Robness/CoinDesk)