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A Chivo Wallet agent assisting a user in La Union, El Salvador (Elaine Ramirez/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin City: El Salvador’s Dreams for Utopia on Hold
Locals interviewed by CoinDesk have mixed feelings about El Salvador’s multimillion dollar proposal financed by “bitcoin bonds.”
A Chivo Wallet agent assisting a user in La Union, El Salvador (Elaine Ramirez/CoinDesk)

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US Senate to Consider Bill Examining El Salvador's Bitcoin Experiment
The bill, which was passed out of committee on Wednesday, generated the displeasure of El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele.
U.S. Capitol Building (Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash)

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El Salvador Postpones Bitcoin Bond: Report
The country's finance minister said the offering may come as late as September, according to Reuters.
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El Salvador to Inaugurate Bitcoin-Funded Pet Hospital With Surplus Government Trust Fund
El Salvador to Inaugurate Bitcoin-Funded Pet Hospital With Surplus Government Trust Fund
El Salvador will inaugurate a new public pet hospital, funded by a $4 million surplus in a government trust fund caused by bitcoin’s rising value, according to President Nayib...
El Salvador to Inaugurate Bitcoin-Funded Pet Hospital With Surplus Government Trust Fund

'OK Boomers': Nayib Bukele Responds to Bipartisan US Senate Proposal Raising Alarms Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption
‘OK Boomers’: Nayib Bukele Responds to Bipartisan US Senate Proposal Raising Alarms Over El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
U.S. Sens. Jim Risch, Bob Menendez and Bill Cassidy proposed a new act that would require a State Department report on mitigating risks to the U.S. financial system from El Sa...
'OK Boomers': Nayib Bukele Responds to Bipartisan US Senate Proposal Raising Alarms Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption

Nayib Bukele (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)
Bipartisan Senate Proposal Raises Alarm Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption
The legislation quickly drew a sharp rebuke from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
Nayib Bukele (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

El Salvador to Issue $1B Bitcoin Bond Between March 15-20
El Salvador to Issue $1B Bitcoin Bond Between March 15-20
El Salvador’s bitcoin bond is coming. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, tells “All About Bitcoin” that commitments are mainly coming from bitcoin whales and c...
El Salvador to Issue $1B Bitcoin Bond Between March 15-20

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele (CoinDesk Archive)
Fitch Downgrades El Salvador to CCC Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Issue
The firm cites concerns over the country's ability to service debt, its concentration of power in the presidency and adoption of bitcoin as legal tender.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele (CoinDesk Archive)

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El Salvador Bitcoin Bond Issuance Coming as Soon as March 15: Finance Minister
In a TV appearance, Alejandro Zelaya also confirmed that the coupon for the paper will be 6.5%.
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Laura Nori and Riccardo Giorgio Frega road-tripping in El Salvador. (Laura Nori/Riccardo Giorgio Frega)
5 Tips for Traveling in El Salvador Spending Only Bitcoin
Even though President Bukele has made the cryptocurrency legal tender, it isn't super easy for visitors to get by on bitcoin alone. But with a few tricks, it's possible and fu...
Laura Nori and Riccardo Giorgio Frega road-tripping in El Salvador. (Laura Nori/Riccardo Giorgio Frega)