How El Salvador Embracing Bitcoin Signifies “The Separation Of Money And State”
Things are moving fast in El Salvador. Since president Nayib Bukele announced a proposal to make Bitcoin legal tender in the country, the whole world seems to be watching. Both investors and crypto business owners are exploring their options in El Salvador and the president’s Twitter profile pic shows laser eyes. In the video shown […]
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Just over a year after overseeing El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin, the Central American country’s 41-year-old president, Nayib Bukele, recently declared his intention serve another five-year term. The announcement has been criticized by some who have been quick to remind Bukele that El Salvador’s constitution prohibits presidents from serving consecutive terms.
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El Salvador’s bitcoin-embracing leader, President Nayib Bukele, recently revealed that he plans to serve another five-year....
Shapeshift.io CEO Erik Voorhees was interviewed by Decentralized Applications Fund Managing Director David Johnston at the Texas Bitcoin Conference in late March, and the topics covered in the fireside chat involved everything from Bitcoin regulation to Voorhees' evolving stance on altcoins. Near the middle of the discussion, Johnston asked Voorhees about his philosophical beliefs and what drives him to continue his successful work in the Bitcoin space. Voorhees responded with a fascinating analogy between the freedom to choose one's religion and the freedom to choose one's money. The....
El Salvador, a leader in embracing Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender, has taken a significant step forward in launching its first local Bitcoin mining pool “Lava Pool”. This step marks a pivotal landmark for the country, in its ambitions to harness renewable energy sources for cryptocurrency mining. El Salvador’s Latest Bitcoin Mining Pool El […]
The government will use the “surplus” from its Bitcoin Trust account that currently contains 1,120 BTC. The government of El Salvador is embarking on its next Bitcoin-related project which involves building schools using profits the nation has made on the asset.Profits or the “surplus” from the state’s Bitcoin Trust account will be channeled into the construction of 20 schools according to President Nayib Bukele. On Nov. 2, the Press Secretary of the Presidency tweeted:“When this project was started, we had not made as much money in FIDEBITCOIN [state BTC Trust account] as we have made....
It has been one year since Bitcoin became legal tender in El Salvador. Crypto adoption has not been without issues in El Salvador, but it’s difficult to weed through the different stories about Bitcoin because there are so many competing interests promoting or FUDing Bitcoin. This article will filter through the nonsense and describe how Bitcoin in El Salvador has panned out one year after it became legal tender. Why El Salvador Made Bitcoin Legal Tender El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender ostensibly for a few reasons. The government cited the following reasons: A significant portion of....