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First Mover Americas: El Salvador Holds More BTC Than Expected
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 15, 2024.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
Mar 15, 2024 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2024
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El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)
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El Salvador Axes Income Tax for Investments From Abroad
The nation, which is attempting to attract foreign capital, removed income tax on investment from overseas.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
Mar 13, 2024 at 4:38 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2024
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El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Government of El Salvador, modified by CoinDesk)
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El Salvador's Bukele Says Value of Country's Bitcoin Holdings Up Over 40%
The country's bonds have also surged to over 80 cents on the dollar.
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By Sam Reynolds
Feb 28, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2024
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Handout/ Getty Images)
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El Salvador's Bitcoin Investment 'In the Black,' Says President Bukele
"We have no intention of selling," Bukele added.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Handout/ Getty Images)
By Stephen Alpher
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:03 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
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El Salvador Remains in the Red on Bitcoin Holdings, But Losses Are Narrowing
It's been a bit more than two years since the country made bitcoin legal tender there.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
Nov 15, 2023 at 2:43 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2023
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The Bitcoin Circular Economy Battles Entrenched Mindsets in El Salvador
In his third weekly dispatch from El Salvador, Jonathan Martin meets two Bitcoin entrepreneurs working to improve financial inclusion.
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By Jonathan Martin
Aug 28, 2023 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2023
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Policy
Regulations
El Salvador President Bukele to Introduce Bill That Would Eliminate Taxes on Technology Innovations
The country in 2021 became the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Getty Images)
By Camomile Shumba
Mar 24, 2023 at 12:24 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2023
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Samson Mow on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
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Samson Mow on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
El Salvador's national assembly is considering a draft bill to regulate digital securities, indicating the country is going ahead with plans to issue bitcoin-backed bonds. JAN...
Samson Mow on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
By CoinDesk Inc
Dec 8, 2022 at 8:52 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2022
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption ‘Largely Underwhelming’: Researcher
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption ‘Largely Underwhelming’: Researcher
September marks the one year anniversary of El Salvador recognizing bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. LSE Public Policy Fellow Frank Muci discusses the outcomes of El Salvador’s...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption ‘Largely Underwhelming’: Researcher
By CoinDesk Staff
Oct 11, 2022 at 10:20 a.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2022
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El Salvador Debt Downgraded to CC Rating as President Bukele Seeks Re-Election
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El Salvador Debt Downgraded to CC Rating as President Bukele Seeks Re-Election
El Salvador is likely to default on a January debt repayment because it has limited market access to raise the funds needed, in part because of its bitcoin adoption, according...
El Salvador Debt Downgraded to CC Rating as President Bukele Seeks Re-Election
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 16, 2022 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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