Bitcoin Jumps Most in 2 Weeks to $36K After El Salvador Passes Currency Law
The cryptocurrency is up from a low price of about $31,000.
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Jun 9, 2021 at 10:06 a.m. UTC
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It's Official: El Salvador's Legislature Votes to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
A supermajority of the El Salvadoran legislature voted to adopt bitcoin as legal tender early Wednesday morning.
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Jun 9, 2021 at 6:13 a.m. UTC
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El Salvador Legislature Indicates Favor Toward President's Bitcoin Bill
The government would also create a trust that would enable the “instantaneous convertibility of bitcoin to dollars,” the bill said.
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Jun 9, 2021 at 2:11 a.m. UTC
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El Salvador Residents Are Split on Bitcoin Adoption Bill
Some Salvadoran residents are excited by the thought of bitcoin being treated as legal tender, while others are concerned it may just be a tool for corrupt officials.
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Jun 8, 2021 at 9:50 p.m. UTC
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El Salvador Commerce Secretary: Bitcoin Won’t Replace Dollar
El Salvador seeks to be the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Responding to Salvadorans fearful of a full pivot to a bitcoin standard, El Salvador’s Secretary of...
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Jun 8, 2021 at 6:39 p.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2021
El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin: Hype or History in the Making?
What does it mean for a country like El Salvador to adopt bitcoin as "legal tender"? It depends on whom you ask, says our columnist.
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Jun 8, 2021 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
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El Salvador Commerce Secretary: Bitcoin Won't Replace Dollar
Miguel Kattán, a member of President Nayib Bukele’s cabinet, sought to reassure Salvadorans fearful of a full pivot to a bitcoin standard.
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Jun 7, 2021 at 11:18 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin’s 'Authoritarian Hipster'
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has built a career by courting the vulnerable while attacking the establishment. Now he wants bitcoin as legal tender.
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Jun 7, 2021 at 10:43 p.m. UTC
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Investors See Possible El Salvador Bitcoin Embrace as Too Little to Move Market
El Salvador's announcement was largely ignored by markets, possibly due to the country's small size, analysts say.
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Jun 7, 2021 at 8:57 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Could Become Legal Tender in El Salvador
Avik Roy, the president of Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and Forbes Policy Editor, joins “All About Bitcoin” to explain why he thinks the U.S. cannot deny bitco...
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Jun 7, 2021 at 8:11 p.m. UTC
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