Central American Development Bank Forms Technical Group for El Salvador Bitcoin Bill
The government requested a consultancy from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).
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Jun 14, 2021 at 6:38 p.m. UTC
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Ransom and Legal Tender: Bitcoin's Diverging Paths on the Global Stage
This week, “Opinionated” co-hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson address two recent and opposing news pieces: the ransomware attacks and El Salvador’s decision...
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Jun 12, 2021 at 3:53 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Is Economic Empowerment
Driven by El Salvador, a new narrative for global bitcoin adoption is emerging.
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Jun 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Week in Review: El Salvador’s Currency Law and International Ramifications, U.S. Lawmakers Put Bitcoin on Trial, China’s BTC Mining Crackdowns and More
Taking a look at this past week’s stories making waves in the cryptocurrency space: El Salvador adopting bitcoin as legal tender, the IMF’s cautious warning, and various U.S....
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Jun 11, 2021 at 8:23 p.m. UTC
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An Interview With Bitcoin Beach, the Community That Inspired El Salvador to Adopt the Bitcoin Standard
Featuring Bitcoin Beach’s Mike Peterson.
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Jun 11, 2021 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
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IMF Says It Has Legal and Economic Concerns as El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender
A spokesperson for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said El Salvador’s plans to adopt bitcoin as legal tender raises “macroeconomic, financial, and legal issues.” The tea...
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Jun 11, 2021 at 6:09 p.m. UTC
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Money Reimagined: Bitcoin's Green Savior?
El Salvador's move to make bitcoin legal tender offers an opportunity to prove that cryptocurrency can power renewable energy development, says CoinDesk's chief content office...
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Jun 11, 2021 at 5:25 p.m. UTC
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The Node: The Dawn of Bitcoin Geopolitics
Latin American leaders have faced decades of repression by the United States. Bitcoin gives them a way to fight back.
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Jun 11, 2021 at 3:58 p.m. UTC
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Domino Effect of El Salvador’s Currency Law
Edan Yago, the co-founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sovryn with business interests in Latin America, explores the domino effect of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoptio...
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Jun 11, 2021 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
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Making Bitcoin Legal Tender in El Salvador an 'Interesting Experiment,' Central Banking Official Says
At the same time, the BIS executive cast doubts on the cryptocurrency as a "means of payment."
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Jun 11, 2021 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2021