The fund recommended that the authorities restrict public sector access to the first cryptocurrency
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Crypto regulations
Oct 4, 2024
IMF again criticizes El Salvador for its bitcoin policyThe fund recommended that the authorities restrict public sector access to the first cryptocurrency
Market
Aug 30, 2024
President of El Salvador: BTC legalization has not been a resounding successThat said, Nayib Bukele believes that the positives outweigh the negatives
Market
Aug 22, 2024
El Salvador’s national bitcoin office has launched blockchain courses for officialsThe courses are part of the program of the Higher School of Innovation in Public Administration
Mining
May 15, 2024
El Salvador authorities have mined 473,5 BTC in geothermal energy since 2021In total, the government’s accounts hold coins worth $360 million at the current exchange rate
Market
May 13, 2024
Tether and Bitfinex’s parent company will participate in the creation of crypto regulation in El SalvadorThe parties have been actively collaborating on other areas since 2021
Crypto regulations
Dec 12, 2023
El Salvador regulator approves bitcoin bonds issuance in early 2024The project has been delayed at least four times since it was first announced last March
Market
Dec 8, 2023
El Salvador will begin issuing citizenship for $1 million investments in the form of BTC and USDTThe visa program was implemented jointly with the USDT issuer, Tether
Mining
Jun 6, 2023
Tether to invest in the construction of a $1 billion mining farm in El SalvadorThe bitcoin mining center with a capacity of 241 MW will operate on the basis of renewable energy sources
Market
Apr 12, 2023
Bitfinex becomes the first licensed exchange in El SalvadorThe authorization was issued by the local regulator under the new law on digital asset issuance
Crypto regulations
Apr 10, 2023
El Salvador’s state-owned bitcoin wallet begins blocking addresses for AML verificationThe service draws attention to the interaction with the Wasabi Wallet, which uses a mechanism for mixing transactions
Trends
Mar 7, 2023
El Salvador’s tourism sector rises almost by two times after the BTC legalizationPresident Nayib Bukele said that the adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender allowed the state to carry out “rebranding”
Politics
Feb 15, 2023
IMF urges El Salvador to refrain from further BTC purchasesThe organization recommended caution due to the “speculative nature” of the crypto market