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Paraguay floats temp crypto mining ban as illegal ‘farms’ cripple grid

Published on april 4, 2024

The ban would last 180 days or until new laws are enacted and the national power grid operator can ensure it can supply sufficient energy.

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Argentine government passes registration requirements for crypto firms

Published on april 2, 2024

Comisión Nacional de Valores President Roberto Silva said virtual asset service providers that are not registered “will not be able to operate“ in Argentina.

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Open-source Bitcoin education aims to spread global financial literacy

Published on april 1, 2024

Mi Primer Bitcoin, a pioneering Bitcoin education initiative in El Salvador, released the latest edition of its program emphasizing open-source resources and community-led education.

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US Bitcoin miner Giga Energy to launch facility in Argentina

Published on march 26, 2024

Giga’s new site harnesses otherwise wasted energy from natural gas flaring and has already mined between $200,000 and $250,000 worth of Bitcoin, says the firm’s co-founder.

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin wallet gets sats, cats and a cypherpunk manifesto

Published on march 14, 2024

Approximately $700 in satoshis were sent to El Salvador’s new “Bitcoin piggy bank” across dozens of donations.

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El Salvador drops income tax for foreign investments and remittances

Published on march 13, 2024

The first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender has made another radical change to its tax code.

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin treasury is now $85M in profit amid BTC rally

Published on march 11, 2024

The Central American nation’s Bitcoin stash is now worth more than $200 million, and recent government initiatives have been adding even more.

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In inflation-torn Argentina, locals use ‘crypto caves’ — and avoid Bitcoin

Published on february 11, 2024

Argentines are using secret peer-to-peer crypto exchanges to buy U.S. dollar stablecoins as inflation continues to soar.

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment needs more than Bukele’s victory

Published on february 5, 2024

Nayib Bukele may have just won another five years of presidency, but El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment is going to need more than that.

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Salvadoran president’s Bitcoin strategy ‘unwavering’ amid elections

Published on february 1, 2024

El Salvador is likely to keep its Bitcoin ambitions if President Nayib Bukele is reelected on Feb. 4.

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