El Salvador's Bitcoin wallet Chivo scores $52M in remittances in 2022

Salvadorans living abroad have sent over $50 million in remittances from January to May this year, according to the El Salvador Central Reserve Bank. Douglas Rodríguez, president of the El Salvador central bank, unpacked the general economic outlook for the country on the local television news program Frente a Frente on Wednesday. A major takeaway […]

Bitcoin bond still on hold, El Salvador accused of human rights violations

El Salvador’s finance minister Alejandro Zelaya has said the country will further delay launching its anticipated billion dollar Bitcoin (BTC) bond citing price volatility and uncertain market conditions resulting from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The news comes at the same time that Amnesty International accused the Salvadoran authorities of “flagrant violations of human rights and […]

El Salvador: How it started vs. how it’s going with the Bitcoin Law in 2021

Before June 2021, news regarding Nayib Bukele was likely not even a blip on many crypto users’ radar screens. The Salvadoran president instead made headlines for allegations of corruption and dictator-like behavior after his party’s congressional majority sacked five members of the country’s Supreme Court and its attorney general. During the Bitcoin 2021 conference in […]

El Salvador celebrates Black Friday, buys 100 BTC for 20% off

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele bought the dip again, investing more than $5 million into Bitcoin as the price dropped under $54,000 Friday. In a Friday tweet, El Salvador’s president said he had purchased 100 Bitcoin (BTC) following a global market sell-off in response to a new COVID-19 variant discovered in South Africa. According to data […]

El Salvador to build 20 'Bitcoin Schools' with surplus from Bitcoin Trust

The government of El Salvador is embarking on its next Bitcoin-related project which involves building schools using profits the nation has made on the asset. Profits or the “surplus” from the state’s Bitcoin Trust account will be channeled into the construction of 20 schools according to President Nayib Bukele. On Nov. 2, the Press Secretary […]

El Salvador to build $4M veterinary hospital using profits from Bitcoin trust

Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele has announced plans to invest part of the $4 million worth of profits the country has amassed from its Bitcoin holdings to invest into constructing a new veterinary hospital in the local capital of San Salvador. Taking to Twitter on Oct. 10, Bukele revealed that El Salvador’s state-operated Bitcoin trust currently […]