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El Salvador is set to make a significant stride in the global cryptocurrency space with the introduction of a dedicated ...

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Nayib Bukele and Michael Saylor discuss Bitcoin in El Salvador amid regulatory changes affecting its legal tender status.

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El Salvador’s dollar bonds rose the most in emerging markets Thursday after lawmakers approved changes to the nation’s Bitcoin law that were needed to secure an International Monetary Fund loan.

Visiting El Salvador this month ... a nice environmental touch considering the environmental reputation of the bitcoin mining industry. Bukele said Bitcoin City’s construction will be funded ...

This article is part of a four-piece series on El Salvador. You can find the previous dispatch, a story on Bitcoin City, here. The sun was setting as I rolled into El Zonte, a small surfing ...