Nayib Bukele

Nayib Bukele

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El Salvador May Issue Its Own Stablecoin: Report

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's brothers reportedly presented the plan to foreign investors.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele

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US Diplomat Voices Hope for Resolution in IMF, El Salvador Financing Tensions: Report

Victoria Nuland, U.S. undersecretary for political affairs, met with President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday.

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The Problem With El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, Effective September 7

Bitcoin will become legal tender in El Salvador beginning September 7, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced Thursday during a national address. He added every citizen will be gifted $30 via an e-wallet, once they verify their identities. Frances Coppola, author of "The Case for People's QE," discusses the "immense risks" of El Salvador's bitcoin currency rollout. Plus, why she thinks dai (DAI) is a bigger concern than tether (USDT).

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El Salvador's Bitcoin Law Effective September, E-Wallets to Get $30 Worth of Crypto

President Nayib Bukele made the announcement during a national address on Thursday.

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Article 7 and Bitcoin’s Latin American Coup

El Salvador's Bitcoin Law will make BTC a compulsory currency and create costs for everyday taxpayers – hardly an advancement for freedom or free money.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele

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Bukele’s Bitcoin Blunder for El Salvador

Preached as a way to support an underbanked population, bitcoin will increase fees and risks for Salvadorans.

A construction worker, who is paid in bitcoin, works on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador.

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‘Bitcoin Ambassadors’ Meet With President of El Salvador

Peter McCormack, host of the "What Bitcoin Did" podcast, shares his advice and warnings for the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele as the country seeks support for its bitcoin adoption.

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Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining Goes From Twitter Idea to State Policy in El Salvador

President Nayib Bukele is moving on multiple fronts to make El Salvador an unlikely bitcoin mecca.

A sign outside the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant in El Salvador.

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El Salvador Legislature Indicates Favor Toward President's Bitcoin Bill

The government would also create a trust that would enable the “instantaneous convertibility of bitcoin to dollars,” the bill said.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele with his wife, Gabriela Rodriguez.