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Drop Bitcoin as Legal Tender, IMF Urges El Salvador
“There are large risks associated with the use of bitcoin on financial stability, financial integrity, and consumer protection,” says the International Monetary Fund.
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Bitcoin Launched 13 Years Ago This Month—Here Are 8 Milestones From the Past Year
Thirteen years ago on January 3, bitcoin officially launched. Though there are many, here are eight highlights from the past year.
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A Fintech Expert's Top 6 Crypto Predictions: Bitcoin Hitting $100,000 Is ‘Ambitious But Hardly Insane'
What’s next for bitcoin, Ethereum and more? James Ledbetter, editor and publisher of the fintech newsletter FIN, gives his predictions for 2022 crypto trends.
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The Majority of Central Americans Who Want to Migrate Internationally Are Driven by Economic Factors, Report Says
The majority of Central Americans who want to migrate internationally are motivated by economic factors, a new report found.
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El Salvador Plans to Create a ‘Bitcoin City'—and 5 Other Crypto Updates You Should Know
Bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies start the week in the red. Here are six important things to note about this past week in the space.
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El Salvador Plans to Create a ‘Bitcoin City' and Raise $1 Billion Via a ‘Bitcoin Bond'
El Salvador plans to construct a “Bitcoin City” near a volcano that will be funded by the cryptocurrency.
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Problems Continue to Plague El Salvador's Bitcoin Rollout
One week after El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, problems continue to plague the system
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Swiss Stock Exchange Gets Regulatory Approval for Digital Token Offering
The firm first unveiled plans to debut an exchange for digital assets in 2018.
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El Salvador's New Bitcoin Plan Could Cost Money Providers Like Western Union and Others $400 Million a Year, Says President Bukele
El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption could totally revolutionize the country’s remittance payment rails.
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El Salvador Becomes First Country to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday. While residents are optimistic, the rollout saw some early stumbles.
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Bitcoin Plunges as El Salvador Rolls Out Nationwide Acceptance: CNBC After Hours
On today’s show, CNBC.com’s MacKenzie Sigalos explains El Salvador’s rollout of bitcoin acceptance nationwide, and why some citizens are protesting the move.
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From El Salvador Officially Adopting Bitcoin as Legal Tender to the NFT Market Booming: 4 Things That Happened in Crypto This Past Week
Between El Salvador officially adopting bitcoin as legal tender and the NFT market booming, here are four key things that happened in crypto this past week.
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Early Stumble as El Salvador Starts Bitcoin as Currency
El Salvador has become the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, but the rollout stumbled in its first hours
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Bitcoin Tumbles Nearly 10% as El Salvador Adopts It as Legal Tender
Bitcoin fell Tuesday after hitting its highest level since May as El Salvador became the first country to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender.
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El Salvador Bought $21 Million of Bitcoin as It Becomes First Country to Make It a Legal Currency
El Salvador’s bitcoin law, which was passed in June, took effect on Tuesday, making the world’s most popular cryptocurrency legal tender.
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From Mark Cuban Calling for Crypto Regulation to China's Bitcoin Mining Crackdown: 7 Key Crypto Moments From the Past Week
Between China’s bitcoin mining crackdown, Mark Cuban’s DeFi investment crash and MicroStrategy purchasing more bitcoins, here are 7 things worth knowing.
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7 Key Things That Happened in Crypto Over the Past Week
Between El Salvador passing legislation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender to a record CryptoPunk NFT sale, here are seven things worth knowing.
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Bitcoin Jumps Above $37,000 After El Salvador Passes Law to Adopt It as Legal Tender
On Wednesday, lawmakers in El Salvador passed a law that made bitcoin legal tender, making it the first country in the world to do so.
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Bitcoin Bounces From 3-Week Lows — Why ‘Bad Narratives' Have One Trader Staying Neutral
With bitcoin getting bid up again after a monthlong sell-off, two traders debate whether now is the time to buy into the cryptocurrency.
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5 Things That Happened in Crypto Over the Past Week
There’s never a dull moment in the crypto space, and this past week was particularly buzzy.