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
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
Bit by bit from El Salvador? Not quiteOne attraction that bitcoin holds for El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is that the country receives remittances from El Salvadorans abroa...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.41 PM 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
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
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
El Salvador holds 400 bitcoin, price jumpsBitcoin temporarily climbed above 1.49% to more than $52,680 on Monday evening, Refinitiv Eikon data showed, with a Reuters market analyst ...
07 Sep, 2021, 10.16 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
El Salvador Bitcoin move opens banks to money laundering, terrorism financing risks: FitchThe bitcoin move, set to take effect on Sept. 7, "would increase financial institutions' regulatory, financial and operational risks, inclu...
26 Jun, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
World Bank rejects El Salvador request for help on Bitcoin implementationEarlier on Wednesday, Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said the Central America country had sought technical assistance from th...
17 Jun, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
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