El Salvador says it will keep buying bitcoin despite IMF warningEl Salvador will continue buying bitcoin, despite a recent IMF loan agreement suggesting a reduction in bitcoin exposure. The government re...
20 Dec, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
El Salvador's 'Bitcoin Beach' cheers cryptocurrency surgeIn a surf town in El Salvador nicknamed "Bitcoin Beach," shopkeeper Maria Aguirre watched with delight as the cryptocurrency -- and her inv...
20 Mar, 2024, 08.25 AM IST
Short on cash, El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin dreamAfter a recent announcement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow US-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track...
02 Feb, 2024, 04.38 PM IST
There's no crypto winter on Portugal's 'Bitcoin Beach'Yet the Portuguese government may throw a wrench in the country’s status as a crypto hub. In May, Fernando Medina, the finance minister, sa...
28 Sep, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
El Salvador plans first 'Bitcoin City', backed by bitcoin bondsSpeaking at an event closing a week-long promotion of bitcoin in El Salvador, Bukele said the city planned in the eastern region of La Unio...
22 Nov, 2021, 02.43 PM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ether fall up to 4%; Solana among gainersBitcoin, which has been falling since hitting all-time high, fell further 2 per cent. Ether followed suit, declining over 4 per cent. Solan...
22 Nov, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
El Salvador plans first 'Bitcoin City', backed by bitcoin bondsPresident Nayib Bukele said the city planned in the eastern region of La Union would get geothermal power from a volcano and not levy any t...
22 Nov, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
El Salvador plans $1 billion in tokenised Bitcoin bondsAfter a 5 year lockup period, the government will begin to sell its Bitcoins and pay an additional dividend to investors, Mow said. He told...
21 Nov, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
A glimpse under the hood of El Salvador's bitcoin experimentPresident Nayib Bukele said bitcoin will be optional in the poor, dollarized country but that using it will eliminate commissions Salvadora...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.33 AM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Polkadot, Binance Coin tank up to 20%Barring the dollar-pegged tokens, eight out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies were trading lower at 9.30 hours IST. Bitcoin and Ethereum decli...
08 Sep, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
A glimpse under the hood of El Salvador's bitcoin experimentPresident Nayib Bukele, who has championed the initiative, said the digital currency will be optional in the poor, dollarized country but t...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
On 'Bitcoin Beach' tourists and residents hail El Salvador's adoption of cryptocurrencyMany businesses in the popular vacation site adopted bitcoin three years ago, after an anonymous donation of the digital currency kickstart...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
El Salvador leads world in adopting bitcoin as official currencyPresident Nayib Bukele, who has pushed for adopting the cryptocurrency, says it will help Salvadorans save about $400 million the governmen...
07 Sep, 2021, 05.37 PM IST
Pros and cons for El Salvador, the first bitcoin nationDespite Bukele's popularity, the move has been greeted with skepticism by many Salvadorans who are concerned about the cryptocurrency's vol...
07 Sep, 2021, 05.03 PM IST
Bitcoin’s purported creator says his fortune may remain lockedWright is a controversial figure, with many in the cryptocurrency community believing he didn’t invent Bitcoin.
29 Dec, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor accused of swindling $5 billion of cryptocurrencyCraig forged a series of contracts that purported to transfer Dave’s assets to Craig.
27 Feb, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
Greece's cash crisis paves way for bitcoin's boostA quick and un-scientific survey of 10 people on the street showed just two people had heard of bitcoin.
09 Jul, 2015, 10.17 AM IST