El Salvador changes tech provider for 'Chivo' walletCrypto software firm AlphaPoint will support the frontend and backend infrastructure that powers the wallet and integrates the entire ecosy...
02 Feb, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
El Salvador body to investigate complaints about government's bitcoin purchases, ATM kiosksCristosal, a regional human rights and transparency organization, requested an audit of the authorization processes for the purchase of bit...
17 Sep, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
El Salvador body to investigate complaints about government's bitcoin purchases, ATM kiosksEl Salvador this month became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, a move championed by the country's popular P...
17 Sep, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
El Salvador president steps in to fix bitcoin rollout snagsAdopting language similar to IT departments in offices around the world, Bukele asked users to close and restart the app if a "currently un...
09 Sep, 2021, 08.55 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
El Salvador's world-first adoption of bitcoin endures bumpy first dayThe bold experiment got off to a bumpy start when shortly after midnight, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele complained the government-backe...
08 Sep, 2021, 10.12 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
Crypto platform Bitso working with El Salvador on Chivo digital walletBitso said it will work with Silvergate Bank, a US federally-regulated and California state-chartered bank, to facilitate transactions in U...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin is off to a rocky startThe country is the first to use Bitcoin as an official currency, encouraging businesses and citizens to use it in everyday transactions, an...
08 Sep, 2021, 07.29 AM IST
Early stumble as El Salvador starts Bitcoin as currencyFor part of the morning, El Salvador's president became tech support for a nation stepping into the world of cryptocurrency. Bukele marshal...
07 Sep, 2021, 11.19 PM 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
Bitcoin faces biggest test as El Salvador makes it legal tenderBoth enthusiasts and detractors of crytocurrencies will be monitoring the experiment to see if a significant number of people want to trans...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Migrant families wary as El Salvador becomes first to adopt bitcoinAs of this week, El Salvador's government says its historic adoption of bitcoin as legal tender will save Salvadorans living abroad million...
07 Sep, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
'We don't know it': Salvadorans fret over looming Bitcoin adoptionThe sense of unease extends beyond San Salvador's "Excuartel" market well into the Central American country of 6.4 million people that on T...
02 Sep, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
El Salvador Congress backs $150 mn fund for Bitcoin ahead of adoptionWith 64 votes in favor and 14 votes against, Congress approved the fund as El Salvador, which already uses the U.S. dollar, prepares to off...
01 Sep, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
Salvadoran Bitcoin users to get $30 from government: PresidentAccording to World Bank data, El Salvador received more than $5.9 billion in 2020 from nationals living abroad.
25 Jun, 2021, 08.56 PM IST