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El Salvador President 'Flexes' Country's Portfolio After Bitcoin Crosses $100,000. Internet Reacts
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to El Salvador President Nayib Bukle's post on X (formerly Twitter), flexing the bitcoin holdings.
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Girl, 2, Found Alone At US-Mexico Border. She Was Looking For Her Parents
A two-year-old migrant girl, looking for her parents, was found alone at the US-Mexico border on Sunday. The child, from El Salvador, was discovered by Texas authorities clutching a piece of paper with a first name and phone number.
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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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Matthew Perry "Froze" When Doctor Gave Him Large Ketamine Dose Before Death
Actor Matthew Perry, one of the leads of the superhit sitcom "Friends", seemed to "freeze up" after a doctor administered a "large dose" of ketamine two weeks before his overdose, according to a report.
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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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"Groomed" Shooter: US Gun Violence Victims' Families Sue Call Of Duty Maker
Meta and Call of Duty (CoD) game developer Activision have been sued by the families of the victims killed in a US school shooting over alleged promotion of the use of firearms to minors.
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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 President 'Flexes' Country's Portfolio After Bitcoin Crosses $100,000. Internet Reacts
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to El Salvador President Nayib Bukle's post on X (formerly Twitter), flexing the bitcoin holdings.
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Girl, 2, Found Alone At US-Mexico Border. She Was Looking For Her Parents
A two-year-old migrant girl, looking for her parents, was found alone at the US-Mexico border on Sunday. The child, from El Salvador, was discovered by Texas authorities clutching a piece of paper with a first name and phone number.
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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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Matthew Perry "Froze" When Doctor Gave Him Large Ketamine Dose Before Death
Actor Matthew Perry, one of the leads of the superhit sitcom "Friends", seemed to "freeze up" after a doctor administered a "large dose" of ketamine two weeks before his overdose, according to a report.
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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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"Groomed" Shooter: US Gun Violence Victims' Families Sue Call Of Duty Maker
Meta and Call of Duty (CoD) game developer Activision have been sued by the families of the victims killed in a US school shooting over alleged promotion of the use of firearms to minors.
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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.
