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Subsidiary of Mexican airline Volaris accepts Bitcoin payments

Published on october 20, 2021

El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption agenda continues apace, this time extending to a local airline.

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Bitcoin adoption won’t affect IMF talks, says El Salvador’s top central banker

Published on october 19, 2021

The country’s central bank chief does not see the recent Bitcoin adoption move hampering plans to secure an IMF loan.

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El Salvador removes BTC price feed from Chivo app to crack down on arbitrage scalpers

Published on october 19, 2021

Users of the Salvadoran government’s Chivo wallet will not be able to see frozen price quotes until the feature has been removed to deter arbitrage scalpers.

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Brazilian toddler makes over 6,500% profit on her first Bitcoin holding

Published on october 17, 2021

A father’s gift of 1 BTC (roughly $915.80) to his newborn daughter back in 2017 is now worth more than $60,000.

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El Salvador to build $4M veterinary hospital using profits from Bitcoin trust

Published on october 10, 2021

Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele said no Bitcoin will be sold to fund the investment, with the state instead drawing USD from its Bitcoin trust.

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Brazil aims to tighten penalties for crypto-related financial crimes

Published on october 4, 2021

The penalties are part of a new piece of legislation that also regulates crypto trading and payments.

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El Salvador introduces fuel subsidy of $0.20 per gallon to locals who pay in BTC

Published on october 4, 2021

El Salvador is looking to bolster adoption of its government-issued Chivo Bitcoin wallet by offering discounts on petrol purchases of $0.20 per gallon to consumers who pay using BTC.

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