News From El Salvador, Early August: Optimism, Donations, And Meetups
The outpour of Bitcoin-related news from El Salvador, AKA Bitcoin Country, slowed down. It’s the calm before the storm. The Bitcoin Law goes into effect in September. Nevertheless, things are happening and Bitcoinist is here to report on them. Who else but us reports on the little things that add up and end up changing […]
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El Salvador ’s Bitcoin Law goes into effect on September 7th. Legal tender day is just around the corner, and you know what that means. It’s time for another news roundup! How’s the growing excitement treating El Salvador? Is there any pull-back from the general public? Does El Salvador ‘s first Bitcoin tv spot explain […]
Another month, another Bitcoin mined using volcanic power. That’s what’s happening in El Salvador, the little country that could. Plus, Moneygram alters its business. Problems and solutions with Chivo ATMs and the Chivo ecosystem as a whole. Stars in Bitcoin Beach and direct reports from the ground. This edition of our now regular news roundup […]
An initiative in El Zonte, El Salvador is seeking bitcoin donations to help provide the community with proper dental care.
The Wikimedia Foundation made big news last week then they publicly announced they would be accepting bitcoin donations, and already they are returning with some big news a week later. In just one week, the Wikimedia Foundation managed to raise $140,000 in bitcoin donations from the community, which has been known for their generous outpouring (and they've also been begging Wikimedia to accept these types of donations for a while). Wikimedia, of course, is the organization that runs Wikipedia, the world's biggest online encyclopedia. This encyclopedia is free to all, and anyone can edit....