El Salvador

(“The Last Confirmation” - a collaboration between Norman & Robness/CoinDesk)
Most Influential 2021: Jack Mallers
The CEO of Bitcoin payments app Strike helped birth El Salvador’s BTC move this year. He still sees himself as a “pleb,” not an influencer.
(“The Last Confirmation” - a collaboration between Norman & Robness/CoinDesk)

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Crypto News Roundup for Dec. 7, 2021
With crypto markets rebounding after a recent dip and a look at how fundraising DAOs are acting like unregulated Kickstarters, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest...
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Salvador's dollar-denominated debt is trading in distressed territory. (Source: Borse Frankfurt)
Blame the Bitcoin Bond? El Salvador’s Dollar-Denominated Debt Slides
El Salvador’s bitcoin bond is a contributing factor to a slide in its dollar-denominated debt, but not the sole reason.
Salvador's dollar-denominated debt is trading in distressed territory. (Source: Borse Frankfurt)

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Universal Stablecoins, the End of Cash and CBDCs: 5 Predictions for the Future of Money
Decentralized and centralized finance will blur together, El Salvador will be a reality check, and cash and CBDCs will fade away.
(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Buying the Dip? Microstrategy, El Salvador Acquire More Bitcoin
Buying the Dip? Microstrategy, El Salvador Acquire More Bitcoin
While bitcoin’s price fell about 8% Friday around $54,237, MicroStrategy said it bought 7,002 bitcoins for about $414 million in cash during its fiscal fourth quarter. Similar...
Buying the Dip? Microstrategy, El Salvador Acquire More Bitcoin

Bitcoin's Price Trajectory Ahead of Thanksgiving Weekend
Bitcoin’s Price Trajectory Ahead of Thanksgiving Weekend
CoinDesk’s Galen Moore discusses what to make of bitcoin’s price trajectory as the cryptocurrency is holding support above its 100-day moving average of $53,700. Plus, potenti...
Bitcoin's Price Trajectory Ahead of Thanksgiving Weekend

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Alyse Killeen on Why Bitcoin Was Ready for Nation-State Adoption
The bitcoin VC shares her view on the importance of 2021 to bitcoin and what comes next.
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Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
El Salvador Buys 100 More Bitcoins as Crypto Market Falls
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said in a tweet he bought the coins at “a discount.”
Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

IMF: Bitcoin Should Not Be Legal Tender in El Salvador
IMF: Bitcoin Should Not Be Legal Tender in El Salvador
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated bitcoin should not be used as legal tender in El Salvador, saying its plans to acquire more BTC will require a “very careful analy...
IMF: Bitcoin Should Not Be Legal Tender in El Salvador

El Salvador’s Ambassador to the United States Milena Mayorga said other countries may follow its leadership on adopting bitcoin as legal tender, on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover." (CoinDesk TV)
Salvadoran Ambassador to US: Bitcoin Challenges Your Authority
Other countries will “follow our leadership” on bitcoin, Mayorga tells CoinDesk TV.
El Salvador’s Ambassador to the United States Milena Mayorga said other countries may follow its leadership on adopting bitcoin as legal tender, on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover." (CoinDesk TV)