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US Senators Propose Legislation to Mitigate Risks of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

US Senators Propose Legislation to Mitigate Risks of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
US Senators Propose Legislation to Mitigate Risks of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
February 17, 2022  |  Bitcoin

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate Tuesday (Feb. 15) to diminish risks to the nation’s financial system by El Salvador’s...

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Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
Weeks Before Bitcoin Bond Launch, Fitch Slashes El Salvador’s Credit Rating
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Weeks before El Salvador is planning to launch a $1 billion bond issue, Fitch Ratings slashed its credit default rating from an already dismal B-...

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Bitcoin-as-Currency Experiment Costs El Salvador 1% of Its GDP, IMF Reports
Bitcoin-as-Currency Experiment Costs El Salvador 1% of Its GDP, IMF Reports
February 04, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still on the offensive when it comes to El Salvador’s use of bitcoin as a legal tender, estimating the...

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IMF: Crypto Pitfalls Undermining Emerging Markets
IMF: Crypto Pitfalls Undermining Emerging Markets
January 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency price fluctuations are undermining capital flows in emerging markets, Financial Times reported, citing remarks from Tobias Adrian, financial counselor of the International Monetary Fund...

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IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
January 28, 2022  |  Bitcoin

El Salvador is still asking the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.3 billion loan, and the IMF is still asking El Salvador to drop...

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El Salvador Turns to DeFi, Uses Bitcoin-Backed Microloans to Fight Loan Sharks
El Salvador Turns to DeFi, Uses Bitcoin-Backed Microloans to Fight Loan Sharks
January 21, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Saying more than half of El Salvador’s businesses are funded by loan sharks, the government of El Salvador plans to offer $10 million in bitcoin-backed...

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El Salvador: Regulatory Regime for Bitcoin ‘Volcano’ Bonds As Soon As February
El Salvador: Regulatory Regime for Bitcoin ‘Volcano’ Bonds As Soon As February
January 09, 2022  |  Bitcoin

El Salvador is apparently readying a new Bitcoin law. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer of Blockstream — the crypto asset firm overseeing El Salvador’s forthcoming,...

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin-as-Currency Experiment Ends 2021 on a Low Note
El Salvador’s Bitcoin-as-Currency Experiment Ends 2021 on a Low Note
January 02, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Without a fairly sharp jump, bitcoin is going to end the year below the $51,000 level at which El Salvador bought its first 200 BTC,...

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