LATAM News (English)

These are English-language news items related to Bitcoin and LATAM (Latin America):

Visiting El Salvador, It’s Clear That Bukele’s Bitcoin Country Is Neither Utopian, Nor Totalitarian

Published on november 29, 2022

After a week in El Salvador, it’s clear that state-run Bitcoin adoption is a slow but critical foundation for revitalizing the country.

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El Salvador Establishes National Bitcoin Office to Manage ‘All Projects Related to the Cryptocurrency’

Published on november 26, 2022

After the Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele revealed the country would buy a single bitcoin every day, a report published by Torres Legal details that the government of El Salvador has created a National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC). The report says the entity was created via Decree No. 49, which was signed by Bukele and El Salvador’s […]

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El Salvador Proposes Digital Securities Bill, Paves Way for Bitcoin Bonds

Published on november 23, 2022

The legislation paves the way for the issuance of El Salvador’s “volcano bonds” expected to raise $1 billion for the government.

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El Salvador Takes First Step To Issue Bitcoin Volcano Bonds

Published on november 22, 2022

A digital securities bill has been presented to El Salvador’s Congress, paving the way for the issuance of bitcoin-backed bonds.

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Will Bitcoin Be Used By The Entire World?

Published on november 18, 2022

Worldwide adoption of bitcoin could mean smoother, more equitable trade and more financial access for those currently excluded.

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El Salvador President Says Country Will Buy ‘One Bitcoin Every Day’, Billionaire Justin Sun Joins Him

Published on november 18, 2022

In a bid to exploit the recent crypto meltdown, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and Tron Founder Justin Sun plan to Bitcoin at a pace of one coin per day starting today.
In a Thursday tweet, President Nayib Bukele announced the news, pledging to acquire one BTC per day starting Friday, November 8. “We are buying one Bitcoin every day starting tomorrow,” he said….
Read More: El Salvador President Says Country Will Buy ‘One Bitcoin Every Day’, Billionaire Justin Sun Joins Him

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The Challenges Of Bitcoin Adoption Aren't Stopping Salvadorans

Published on november 17, 2022

Citizens of El Salvador still face certain obstacles in their bitcoin adoption journey, but still look forward to the future.

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El Salvador’s Bukele Says FTX Is ‘the Opposite of Bitcoin’

Published on november 15, 2022

The President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele has called FTX the “opposite” of bitcoin (BTC). And the leader has equated the exchange’s chief Sam Bankman-Fried with notorious financial criminals like Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff.
Bukele has been relatively quiet on all things bitcoin-related in recent months – with the value of his nation’s BTC investment plummeting along with market prices….
Read More: El Salvador’s Bukele Says FTX Is ‘the Opposite of Bitcoin’

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Bitcoin Is The Solution To The World’s Trade Problems

Published on november 10, 2022

Global trade needs to be built on an incorruptible standard that has no political or nationalistic affiliation.

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Revisiting El Salvador A Year After Its Bitcoin Adoption

Published on november 10, 2022

Two bitcoin explorers return to El Salvador to see what the country looks like after a year of Ley Bitcoin.

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