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Study: 60% Of Salvadorans Quit Chivo Wallet After Receiving BTC Incentive
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Study: 60% Of Salvadorans Quit Chivo Wallet After Receiving BTC Incentive
According to a report published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, only four out of 10 Salvadorans who downloaded the state-run bitcoin (BTC) wallet Chivo said...
Study: 60% Of Salvadorans Quit Chivo Wallet After Receiving BTC Incentive
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 27, 2022 at 6:53 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2022
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Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process
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Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process
Hundreds of Salvadorans have reported identity thefts, saying hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele’s g...
Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process
By CoinDesk Staff
Nov 1, 2021 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2021
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El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele: Almost a Third of Salvadorans Are Using the Bitcoin Wallet
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El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele: Almost a Third of Salvadorans Are Using the Bitcoin Wallet
Almost a third of Salvadorans, or roughly 2.1 million people, are actively using the El Salvador government-run bitcoin wallet Chivo less than a month after the country adopte...
El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele: Almost a Third of Salvadorans Are Using the Bitcoin Wallet
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 27, 2021 at 7:32 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2021
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Why El Salvador Is Botching Its Bitcoin Experiment
The message should have been BUIDL, not HODL.
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Michael J. Casey
Sep 24, 2021 at 5:02 p.m. UTC
Sep 24, 2021
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El Salvador Watchdog to Investigate Government Bitcoin Purchases, ATMs
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El Salvador Watchdog to Investigate Government Bitcoin Purchases, ATMs
The Court of Accounts in El Salvador received a complaint on Sept. 10 from the regional human rights and transparency organization Cristosal over the government’s handling of...
El Salvador Watchdog to Investigate Government Bitcoin Purchases, ATMs
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 17, 2021 at 6:53 p.m. UTC
Sep 17, 2021
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El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele: More Than Half a Million People in the Country Are Using Bitcoin Wallet
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El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele: More Than Half a Million People in the Country Are Using Bitcoin Wallet
More than half a million people in El Salvador are using the country’s government-run bitcoin wallet Chivo following the adoption of the cryptocurrency as legal tender Sept. 7...
El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele: More Than Half a Million People in the Country Are Using Bitcoin Wallet
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 14, 2021 at 7:06 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2021
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El Salvador: Watershed Moment for Crypto as Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender This September
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El Salvador: Watershed Moment for Crypto as Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender This September
Bitcoin will officially become legal tender in El Salvador beginning September 7, and any citizen who signs up for the digital wallet “Chivo” will receive $30 worth of the cry...
El Salvador: Watershed Moment for Crypto as Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender This September
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 25, 2021 at 6:18 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2021
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