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Category Nayib Bukele
El Salvador’s Bukele Adds 19 Bitcoin as IMF Pushes Back on BTC Adoption
The IMF said bitcoin usage remains marginal in El Salvador, with minimal circulation as a payment method due to its high price volatility and low p...
Mar 4, 2025
by CoinDesk
El Salvador Dispatch: How Bitcoin Taught a Nation to Dream
The Central American nation is on a roll. This year’s Plan B conference was electric, featuring famous speakers from abroad as well as native Spani...
Feb 15, 2025
by CoinDesk
El Salvador Dispatch: The Origins of the Bitcoin Experiment
El Zonte inspired Bukele to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador. CoinDesk visited the surfing village to see how it’s developing.
Feb 14, 2025
by CoinDesk
El Salvador Dispatch: Searching for Bitcoin City, the Modern El Dorado
President Nayib Bukele vowed to build Bitcoin City on the Conchagua volcano. CoinDesk went looking for signs of construction.
Feb 13, 2025
by CoinDesk
Bitcoin Rises to $106K as Trump Slated to Call Bukele, El Salvador's Crypto-Friendly President
El Salvador started accumulating BTC under Bukele's leadership, fueling speculation about Trump's strategic reserve promises.
Jan 23, 2025
by CoinDesk