El Salvador, the first country in the world to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender, was seen by many in the industry as a pioneer. In 2025, the small country’s Bitcoin ambitions met reality. The Central ...
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El Salvador's Bukele was forerunner in trend to help nations prosper with Bitcoin. Has it paid off?
Fifteen years ago almost nobody had heard of Bitcoin. Now it's a frequent topic of global debate – nowhere more than in the tiny Central American nation of El Salvador: the first country in the world ...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele drew attention to lively betting activity on El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings hitting $1 billion by late 2025. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele called attention to ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Bastardo is a Venezuelan covering Bitcoin news since 2017. In 2021, El Salvador became a Bitcoin trailblazer when the tiny ...
President Nayib Bukele confirmed the news on X, stating, "Buying 21 bitcoin for Bitcoin Day," as he attached a snippet of the country's official Bitcoin treasury tracker. The latest purchase of 21 BTC ...
(Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin is undergoing the biggest test in its 12-year history as El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt it as legal tender Tuesday. Both enthusiasts and detractors of ...
In an X post, Bukele challenged the view that imprisonment fails to curb crime. “A strong police force and a tough, well-managed prison system are the necessary first steps in transforming a hellscape ...
El Salvador is still purchasing Bitcoin even after inking a loan agreement with International Monetary Fund that required it to stop accumulating the token. “There’s a commitment of President Bukele ...
Four years ago, El Salvador started its ambitious Bitcoin adoption strategy. But in 2025, that plan came to a head with the International Monetary Fund. El Salvador, the first country in the world to ...
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