El Salvador


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Thomas Lee: 'Bitcoin Can Easily Get to $100K Before Year End'

Thomas Lee, a managing partner for Fundstrat Global Advisors, discusses his bullish outlook for bitcoin as he maintains it could "easily get to $100,000 before year end." Plus, his insights into the potential impact of the Fed's policy on the crypto markets, broad institutional exposure in digital assets, El Salvador's Bitcoin Law, regulation fears, and bitcoin as the world's reserve currency.

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Anthony Scaramucci Maintains $100K BTC Prediction

Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and the SALT Conference, joins "First Mover" live from the conference to discuss crypto's role in the event and what he hopes to achieve. ​He also shares insights into launching a new Algorand fund and "Flatter," a platform for NFT art, collectibles, and experiences. Plus, his take on institutional activity in crypto, his bullish outlook for bitcoin, and El Salvador's Bitcoin Law.

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Policy

El Salvador to Exempt Foreign Investors From Tax on Bitcoin Profits: Report

The country is attempting to encourage foreign investment, having adopted bitcoin as legal tender.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele

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Week Ahead: What’s Next for El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law With Lightning Network Playing Big Role

CoinDesk’s Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin and Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses what’s to come next week in the world of bitcoin as the price of BTC consolidates and El Salvador has officially rolled out its Bitcoin Law with the Lightning Network playing a critical role.

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El Salvador Already Bought 550 BTC

El Salvador is on a bitcoin buying spree, having purchased 550 BTC as the Central American country’s bitcoin law went into effect Tuesday, officially adopting bitcoin as legal tender. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law and Impact on Remittances

El Salvador’s new bitcoin wallets could cost money services providers like Western Union and MoneyGram $400 million a year in commissions for remittances, according to CNBC. “The Hash” panel discusses the potential impact of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption on its remittance payments and the country’s wider economy.

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Finance

Bukele’s MS-13 Double Bind

The Salvadoran President has had to operate in secret while negotiating with gangs. That has raised suspicions and lent aid to his critics.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - MAY 20:  MS-13 gang members languish in one of the three 'gang cages' in the Quezaltepeque police station May 20, 2013 in San Salvador, El Salvador. These overcrowded, 12x15 cages were designed to be 72-hour holding cells for common criminals and the two rival gangs, but many of the individuals have been imprisoned for over a year.  (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images.)

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Bitso Is Providing the ‘Core Service’ for El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet

The company will also work with Silvergate Bank to facilitate transactions in U.S. dollars

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