El Salvador mines 474 Bitcoin using geothermal volcanic energy
[May 15, 2024 2:16 AM] El Salvador currently holds 5,750 BTC worth $354 million, accumulated over three years.
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El Salvador Launches Treasury Holdings Site, Confirms Daily Bitcoin Purchases
[May 14, 2024 1:30 PM] The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) has launched a site that allows anyone to confirm the treasury holdings of the country, offering a large degree of transparency in its finances. The site, composed as a custom instance of mempool space, a…
El Salvador Launches Website to Track $360M Bitcoin Treasury
[May 13, 2024 5:50 AM] El Salvador made history in 2021 by becoming the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele. This groundbreaking decision has enabled significant financial improvements across the small Central…
El Salvador launches $360M Bitcoin Treasury monitoring website
[May 13, 2024 3:27 AM] El Salvador was the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender back in 2021 and now holds over 5,700 BTC.
El Salvador Enhances Bitcoin Treasury Transparency With Launch of Dedicated Mempool Space
El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach Launches Campaign To Advance Circular BTC Economies Worldwide
[May 8, 2024 10:40 AM] Bitcoin Beach, in collaboration with Geyser and the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies (FBCE), has announced the Bitcoin Beach Grants round, aimed at advancing Bitcoin circular economies globally. This initiative aims to support emerging…
Latam Insights: Venezuela to Leverage USDT for Sidestepping Sanctions, Chivo Wallet Disregards Hacking Allegations
[Apr 29, 2024 1:11 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Venezuelan oil company PDVSA could use USDT to sidestep U.S. sanctions, Chivo Wallet denies hacking…
Salvadoran Official Crypto Wallet Chivo Dismisses Alleged Hacking Event
[Apr 25, 2024 6:36 AM] Chivo wallet, the official cryptocurrency wallet of El Salvador, has dismissed an alleged hack of the source code of its software and the data of over 5 million users linked to the wallet’s KYC procedures. According to Chivo, the data of…
Latam Insights: Bitcoin Hurts El Salvador Credit Opportunities, Paraguay Supports Selling Power to Crypto Miners
US, UK, Germany Among Countries With Largest Government Crypto Holdings, Arkham’s Data Shows
[Apr 13, 2024 8:46 PM] The United States, United Kingdom, and Germany rank among the top countries holding cryptocurrencies at the government level, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. The crypto analytic firm’s onchain analysis shows that the U.S…
IMF Demands Changes to El Salvador's Bitcoin law: Report
[Apr 12, 2024 5:17 AM] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reportedly demanding changes to El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin law, hindering the country's attempts to secure a $1.4 billion credit line as reported by Infobae. NEW: 
IMF reportedly demands changes to El…
IMF reportedly demands changes to El… Leaked Personal Info of Over 5 Million Salvadorans Apparently Linked to Chivo Wallet
[Apr 11, 2024 5:33 AM] A database with the personal information of over 5 million Salvadorans was recently leaked in a data breach forum. The database, which has been around since August and has recently been linked to Chivo, El Salvador’s national cryptocurrency…
Bitfinex Securities Introduces El Salvador’s First Tokenized Debt to Fund New Hilton Hotel
[Apr 11, 2024 5:00 AM] The token will be issued on the Liquid Network, a bitcoin sidechain.
Argentina President Milei Disappoints Some Bitcoiners as Crypto Registration Rule Begins
[Apr 2, 2024 11:23 AM] The nation unveiled a mandatory registration process for cryptocurrency platforms.
First Mover Americas: HSBC’s Gold Token Introduced in HK
[Mar 27, 2024 6:01 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 27, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Nayib Bukele Update on El Salvador Bitcoin Holdings Shows Growing Stack
[Mar 26, 2024 8:28 AM] At the current price just above $70,000, the nation now holds about $400 million worth of bitcoin.
El Salvador Keeps Buying BTC, Top BTC Mining Rigs, Blackrock’s New ‘BUIDL’ Fund, and More — Week in Review
[Mar 24, 2024 6:00 AM] El Salvador continues its daily bitcoin purchases, aiming to keep buying until the cryptocurrency becomes too expensive. The top 10 bitcoin mining rigs of 2024 show significant profit margins due to recent value increases. Blackrock, has submitted…
El Salvador Doubles Down on Bitcoin
[Mar 22, 2024 8:29 AM] The country is setting a precedent for others to follow, Moonwalker Capital Tatiana Koffman writes.
Salvadoran Press Raises Doubts on Piggy Bank Funds’ Ownership: 80% of BTC Came From Bitfinex
[Mar 19, 2024 6:30 PM] Reports from local Salvadoran press are raising questions about President Bukele’s announcement last week, when he transferred 5,690 BTC to a cold wallet, stating that all of these belonged to the country. Moises Alvarado, a Salvadoran…
El Salvador Moves Bitcoin Reserves to Cold Storage Vault
[Mar 18, 2024 9:32 AM] On March 14, 2024, El Salvador’s president-elect, Nayib Bukele, unveiled a historic bold maneuver that echoed across the Bitcoin world: El Salvador confirmed the transfer of a substantial portion of its Bitcoin holdings into cold storage, securely…
Where Is Nayib Bukele Actually Storing El Salvador's Bitcoin?
[Mar 18, 2024 9:26 AM] Last week, the sats stacking president of the "Land of Many Volcanoes" announced he was moving the country's thousands of BTC into a bitcoin "piggy bank."
Latam Insights: Tim Draper’s Bitcoin Prophecy for El Salvador, Bukele’s Bitcoin Rush
[Mar 17, 2024 5:30 PM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Tim Draper predicts bitcoin will make El Salvador a rich country, President Nayib Bukele vows to keep…
Kiyosaki Warns of Big Bubble, Analyst Predicts $330K BTC, Draper’s Wild El Salvador Prediction, and More— Week in Review
[Mar 17, 2024 6:30 AM] Robert Kiyosaki has issued a stark warning about an impending financial disaster, which he believes will devastate baby boomers. A crypto analyst predicts bitcoin could exceed $330,000, defying historical growth patterns through a combination of…
El Salvador Will Keep Buying 1 Bitcoin Daily Until BTC ‘Becomes Unaffordable’ With Fiat Currencies, Says President Bukele
El Salvador Moves ‘Big Chunk’ of Its BTC to Cold Wallet — President Bukele Says ‘Call It Our First Bitcoin Piggy Bank’
First Mover Americas: El Salvador Holds More BTC Than Expected
[Mar 15, 2024 6:10 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
El Salvador Has Thousands More Bitcoins Than Previously Known
[Mar 14, 2024 6:43 PM] The Central American nation moved $400 million in BTC into a cold storage wallet this week.
El Salvador Axes Income Tax for Investments From Abroad
[Mar 13, 2024 10:38 AM] The nation, which is attempting to attract foreign capital, removed income tax on investment from overseas.
El Salvador Has More Bitcoin Than Public Estimates With Multiple BTC Revenue Sources, President Bukele Indicates
[Mar 12, 2024 9:30 PM] President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has indicated that his country’s bitcoin holdings may exceed public estimates. He revealed that El Salvador has been generating bitcoin-related revenue from various sources in addition to the capital…
First Mover Americas: Ether Options Traders Prepare for Downside
[Mar 12, 2024 6:17 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.