7/15/2022 5:05:33 PM n1co raises $12m in pre-Seed funding By Sarah Wolter El Salvador based payments business raised $12m in pre-Seed funding from regional groups.
11/22/2021 8:19:07 PM El Salvador plans first 'Bitcoin City', backed by bitcoin bonds By Sarah Wolter The first 10-year bond issue, known as the "volcano bond", would be worth $1b, backed by bitcoin and carrying a coupon of 6.5%. Half of...
9/9/2021 10:50:51 PM Crypto platform Bitso working with El Salvador on Chivo digital wallet By Carlos Alonso Torras Fintech Bitso, a cryptocurrency platform, said it will be the core service provider for Chivo, the bitcoin digital wallet launched in El...
9/7/2021 12:17:15 PM El Salvador leads world in adopting bitcoin as official currency By Sarah Wolter President Nayib Bukele, who has pushed for adopting the cryptocurrency, says it will help Salvadorans save about $400m the government...
6/11/2021 6:27:21 PM El Salvador plans to use electricity generated from volcanoes to mine Bitcoin By Carlos Alonso Torras The president of El Salvador announced Wednesday that the country's state-run geothermal energy utility would begin using power derived...
6/11/2021 4:46:44 PM El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing law By Carlos Alonso Torras Lawmakers in the Central American country’s Congress voted by a “supermajority” in favor of the Bitcoin Law, receiving 62 out of 84 of...