After Greece, Bitcoin Might Entertain Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
The economic crisis in Greece has placed Bitcoin under the international media's spotlight again. The fact that the price of the digital currency is rallying over the past few weeks can alone justify its current market demand. Greeks, which are saddled with indefinite bank closures and cash withdrawal limits, are speculated to be buying Bitcoin at large. And to woo them further, many companies have announced to waive their trading fees for these special class of citizens. The world is eyeing on Greece, and the Greeks are eyeing on Bitcoin. It is an image media has created for a....
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Working out a repayment plan should be the top priority for the Puerto Rican government, but that will not be the case for the foreseeable future. Puerto Rico is not often mentioned in a positive content when it comes to the financial sector. Neither is this story, unfortunately, as the country decided to default on its debt. But at the same time, the reason for doing so makes a lot of sense. All of this is still somewhat good news to push Bitcoin adoption in the country to new heights, though. Defaulting on debt is never a good thing, particularly not for a region so deeply indebted as....
The Puerto Rican economy is very volatile right now. The ongoing crisis seems to be getting worse everyday. The small population of Puerto Rico has one of the biggest outstanding debts compared to other large countries surrounding it. With over 70 billion USD in debt and a recent credit rating downgrade the citizens are experiencing the turmoil first....
Puerto Rico defaulted on its public debt. The US island territory failed to pay its general obligation bonds on Friday. It owes an estimated $800 million to creditors, while only retaining $350 million in cash on hand. A spokesperson for the governor defended the decision on Thursday: “This administration continues to take historic steps to ensure the residents of Puerto Rico continue to receive essential services while the commonwealth continues to face a delicate financial situation.” Debt in theory guaranteed by the Puerto Rican constitution. According to the constitution of Puerto....
To mitigate austerity and resolve debt, Puerto Rico should follow in El Salvador’s footsteps and make bitcoin legal tender.
Puerto Rico has recently used legislation to force capital controls. The country has imposed a 2% fee on any money transmission, forcing Paypal's to pull out of the country. Following an attempt to start capital controls, Puerto Rico government passed a law that forces all peer-to-peer transactions to be taxable at a 2% rate. With this move the country's government is looking to extract any additional sources of income from Puerto Rican citizens. This was the main reason leading the international online financial institution, PayPal to abandon the country. With the new imposed fees PayPal....