El Salvador


Finance

El Salvador to Create ‘Bitcoin City,’ Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto

The issuance of the tokenized bond, which was developed by Blockstream, will be processed by Bitfinex.

President Bukele Announced That El Salvador Plans to Build 'Bitcoin City'

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Paxful CEO on El Salvador's Bitcoin Rollout

On the ground in El Salvador at the 2021 Latin American Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference, CoinDesk's Elaine Ramirez talks to Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful, a peer-to-peer crypto marketplace that has made strides onboarding crypto adopters in emerging markets. Youssef discusses the latest on El Salvador's bitcoin rollout and the country's wider state of crypto affairs.

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Athena Bitcoin CEO on Bitcoin Adoption and ATM Installations in El Salvador

El Salvador now has the world's third-largest bitcoin ATM network. This comes as Athena Bitcoin has installed around 200 bitcoin ATMs in the country as part of a plan to install 1,500 machines in total. Athena Bitcoin CEO Eric Gravengaard shares insights into the scope of his firm's involvement in scaling bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador. Plus, an update on the country's bitcoin rollout and the remaining challenges ahead.

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Finance

Bitrefill Enables Salvadorans to Pay Many of Their Bills With Bitcoin

Salvadorans will be able to pay for 150 different services with bitcoin via on-chain or Lightning Network transactions.

El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption Is 'Trendsetting,' Says Voyager Digital CEO

Finance

Hackers roban identidades con el sistema de verificación de la Chivo Wallet en El Salvador

Cientos de salvadoreños dicen que hackers han abierto billeteras digitales Chivo con sus números de identificación para cobrar el bono de $30 en bitcoin ofrecido por el gobierno de Nayib Bukele.

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

Finance

Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process

Hundreds of Salvadorans say hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele’s government.

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

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Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process

Hundreds of Salvadorans have reported identity thefts, saying hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele's government. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest development in El Salvador's rollout of bitcoin as legal tender.

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Markets

Bitcoin Back Over $60K as El Salvador Buys 420 BTC

After a swoon in recent days, the largest cryptocurrency bounced back after the Central American country bought the dip.

El Salvador bought the dip. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

El Salvador ‘Buys the Dip,’ Acquires 420 Additional Bitcoin

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said in a series of tweets, “It was a long wait, but worth it. We just bought the dip!”

El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele