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IMF Asks El Salvador to Narrow Scope of Bitcoin Law, Limit Public Exposure
IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack has said that El Salvador should narrow the scope of the Bitcoin law, strengthening the regulatory framework and oversight of the Bitcoin ecosystem, and limiting public sector exposure to Bitcoin.
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El Salvador Police Chief, Man Accused Of $35 Million Fraud Killed In Helicopter Crash
El Salvador's Police director Mauricio Arriaza was escorting Manuel Coto -- who was arrested on Sunday in Honduras after attempting to flee -- back to El Salvador.
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How A Taxi Driver In El Salvador Got Rich With Bitcoin
Napoleon Osorio is proud of being the first taxi driver to have accepted payment in bitcoin in the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency legal tender: El Salvador.
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Crypto ATMs See Twice as Many Illicit Activities as Overall Industry: TRM Labs
A report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs claims that the rate of illicit activities around crypto ATMs is double of what the entire ecosystem usually witnesses. In 2023, illicit volumes in the cash-to-crypto industry stood at 1.2 percent of total volume, double the 0.63 percent for the overall crypto ecosystem.
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El Salvador Doubles Down on Bitcoin Strategy, Set to Upskill Over 80,000 Civil Servants
Over 80,000 Salvadoran civil servants are set up to be trained in efficiently using Bitcoin-related technology and upon completion of the training, these officials will be provided with a certification.
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Locked In Forever: Life Inside El Salvador's 40,000 Inmate Mega-Prison With No Releases
The government of El Salvador has unveiled stark photographs from its new mega-prison, CECOT, designed to house top gang members indefinitely.
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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Miner ‘Ocean’ Moves Headquarters to El Salvador
Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool backed by Jack Dorsey, has established its global headquarters in El Salvador. In the coming months, Ocean plans to bring awareness and training programmes around Bitcoin to the Salvadoran citizens.
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Argentina Authorities Discuss Bitcoin Adoption Strategy, Experience With Counterparts From El Salvador
Last week, senior leadership of the Argentinian National Securities Commission (CNV) had a meeting with El Salvador’s National Digital Assets Commission (CNAD) to assess the impact of adopting Bitcoin on the economy that it may have observed in the last few years.
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Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Duo Loses In Monte-Carlo Masters
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden lost their round of 16 men's doubles match to Mate Pavic of Croatia and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador at the Monte Carlo Masters.
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IMF Withholding Financial Aid for El Salvador Due to Its Bitcoin Alliance: Report
The IMF has asked El Salvador to change its policies around Bitcoin in order to get the aid of $1.4 billion that it needs to expedite public debt payments and other financial obligations.
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Who Is Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's Unapologetic "Dictator"
El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele, who claimed reelection with an overwhelming majority Sunday, has sarcastically embraced the moniker of "dictator" and breezily shrugs off criticism of human rights transgressions.
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El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, "World's Coolest Dictator", Claims Reelection Win
Fireworks erupted in El Salvador's capital Sunday as gang-busting President Nayib Bukele claimed to have won reelection with more than 85 percent of votes cast: "a record in the entire democratic history of the world."
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El Salvador Court Orders Ex-President's Arrest Over 1981 Massacre
A court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani for an alleged cover-up related to a civil war-era massacre of about 1,000 people, a source linked to the case said Saturday.
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‘Freedom Visa’: What is El Salvador’s New Plan to Boost Tourism, Revenue Via BTC
El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) has announced a new initiative called the Freedom Visa. Through this, El Salvador will grant a residency visa to those willing to donate a million-dollar worth of Bitcoin or Tether into the national treasury.
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Indians Form Third Largest Illegal Immigrant Population In US: Study
There were about 725,000 Indian illegal immigrants in the US -- the third largest population of unauthorised immigrants after Mexico and El Salvador, according to new Pew Research Centre estimates.
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IMF Asks El Salvador to Narrow Scope of Bitcoin Law, Limit Public Exposure
IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack has said that El Salvador should narrow the scope of the Bitcoin law, strengthening the regulatory framework and oversight of the Bitcoin ecosystem, and limiting public sector exposure to Bitcoin.
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El Salvador Police Chief, Man Accused Of $35 Million Fraud Killed In Helicopter Crash
El Salvador's Police director Mauricio Arriaza was escorting Manuel Coto -- who was arrested on Sunday in Honduras after attempting to flee -- back to El Salvador.
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How A Taxi Driver In El Salvador Got Rich With Bitcoin
Napoleon Osorio is proud of being the first taxi driver to have accepted payment in bitcoin in the first country in the world to make the cryptocurrency legal tender: El Salvador.
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Crypto ATMs See Twice as Many Illicit Activities as Overall Industry: TRM Labs
A report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs claims that the rate of illicit activities around crypto ATMs is double of what the entire ecosystem usually witnesses. In 2023, illicit volumes in the cash-to-crypto industry stood at 1.2 percent of total volume, double the 0.63 percent for the overall crypto ecosystem.
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El Salvador Doubles Down on Bitcoin Strategy, Set to Upskill Over 80,000 Civil Servants
Over 80,000 Salvadoran civil servants are set up to be trained in efficiently using Bitcoin-related technology and upon completion of the training, these officials will be provided with a certification.
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Locked In Forever: Life Inside El Salvador's 40,000 Inmate Mega-Prison With No Releases
The government of El Salvador has unveiled stark photographs from its new mega-prison, CECOT, designed to house top gang members indefinitely.
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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Miner ‘Ocean’ Moves Headquarters to El Salvador
Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool backed by Jack Dorsey, has established its global headquarters in El Salvador. In the coming months, Ocean plans to bring awareness and training programmes around Bitcoin to the Salvadoran citizens.
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Argentina Authorities Discuss Bitcoin Adoption Strategy, Experience With Counterparts From El Salvador
Last week, senior leadership of the Argentinian National Securities Commission (CNV) had a meeting with El Salvador’s National Digital Assets Commission (CNAD) to assess the impact of adopting Bitcoin on the economy that it may have observed in the last few years.
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Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Duo Loses In Monte-Carlo Masters
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden lost their round of 16 men's doubles match to Mate Pavic of Croatia and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador at the Monte Carlo Masters.
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IMF Withholding Financial Aid for El Salvador Due to Its Bitcoin Alliance: Report
The IMF has asked El Salvador to change its policies around Bitcoin in order to get the aid of $1.4 billion that it needs to expedite public debt payments and other financial obligations.
-
Who Is Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's Unapologetic "Dictator"
El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele, who claimed reelection with an overwhelming majority Sunday, has sarcastically embraced the moniker of "dictator" and breezily shrugs off criticism of human rights transgressions.
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El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, "World's Coolest Dictator", Claims Reelection Win
Fireworks erupted in El Salvador's capital Sunday as gang-busting President Nayib Bukele claimed to have won reelection with more than 85 percent of votes cast: "a record in the entire democratic history of the world."
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El Salvador Court Orders Ex-President's Arrest Over 1981 Massacre
A court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani for an alleged cover-up related to a civil war-era massacre of about 1,000 people, a source linked to the case said Saturday.
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‘Freedom Visa’: What is El Salvador’s New Plan to Boost Tourism, Revenue Via BTC
El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) has announced a new initiative called the Freedom Visa. Through this, El Salvador will grant a residency visa to those willing to donate a million-dollar worth of Bitcoin or Tether into the national treasury.
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Indians Form Third Largest Illegal Immigrant Population In US: Study
There were about 725,000 Indian illegal immigrants in the US -- the third largest population of unauthorised immigrants after Mexico and El Salvador, according to new Pew Research Centre estimates.
