The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, assured that the use of bitcoin in the country will be voluntary after giving details about the Bitcoin Law, with which he hopes that the country will become the first in the world to adopt cryptocurrency as a legal currency.
Thus, the president tried to…
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UK seizes $ 160 million in cryptocurrency
The police in London, United Kingdom, reported this Friday on the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the history of that country, valued at 160 million dollars.
Police forces agents were conducting a money laundering investigation, which…
Bitcoin would be about to bottom out
The price of bitcoin, according to the company Stack Funds, would be very close to reaching its lowest value and then returning to a bullish version that could be long-term.
The analyst Lennard Neo, through a report published this week,…
Bitcoin miners in China could seek new destinations
The CEO of the cryptocurrency and digital assets fund ARK36, Ulrik K. Lykke and the CEO of Crytohopper, Ruud Feltkamp, agree that bitcoin miners will leave China due to bans, which have already caused a 30 % drop of the cryptoasset.…
BBVA in Switzerland will offer bitcoin transactions
The headquarters of the financial entity of BBVA of Switzerland launches today its first service for the purchase, sale and custody of crypto assets, starting with Bitcoin. The purpose is to open to other cryptocurrencies, for all its…
World Bank forced to accept payments in Bitcoin
The World Bank will not provide technical assistance to El Salvador in the process of adopting Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal currency, due to transparency and the impact that digital mining generates on the environment. Nevertheless, the body…
Bitcoin price continues to fall in the market
This Monday, bitcoin fell again in the market, this time by 10 % of its value, after measures against the mining of digital assets increased in China.
Recently, the Chinese government ordered the closure of some 26 mining centers…
Largest Internet provider in Latin America accepts payments with Bitcoin
The largest internet provider in Latin America, GoldConnect, already accepts payments with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, through the creation of the LatamConnect service, for which the telecommunications company established an…
BBVA Switzerland activates the purchase and sale of bitcoins for its clients
The BBVA institution announced that from now on its clients will be able to purchase cryptocurrency custody and purchase services, specifically bitcoin.
The bank, which has been working on this initiative for more than two years, launched…
Salvadoran authorities analyze paying salaries with Bitcoin
Salvadoran government ministers are discussing the possibility of paying salaries in bitcoin, after the approval of the law that gives legality to the digital currency and that will come into effect next September.
Officials from the…
Tesla could accept bitcoin again
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, would again be willing to include bitcoin as a payment method for those who want to buy their electric cars.
All this will occur, of course, according to Musk's thoughts, when there is a use of clean energy by the…
Coincaex, the first exchange to arrive in El Salvador
The cryptocurrency exchange Coincaex announced that from now on its operations will be carried out from El Salvador, due to the country's recent announcement regarding the adoption of digital assets by the Legislative Assembly.
The person…