El Salvador president poked by Steve Hanke for gambling in Bitcoin

El Salvador president poked by Steve Hanke for gambling in Bitcoin

El Salvador is under pressure as a result of Bitcoin‘s price drop over the last couple of days.  For the past few months, El Salvador ‘s dollar-denominated bonds have been on a free slide. Nayib Bukele, the country’s president, seeks to improve the country’s economic realities by issuing Bitcoin-denominated bonds. President Bukele‘s prolonged association with […]

Just-in: El Salvador Buys the Dip Again as Bitcoin Price approaches $50K

Just-in: El Salvador Buys the Dip Again as Bitcoin Price approaches $50K

El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, announced a new Bitcoin purchase on his Twitter page on Wednesday 22nd December. The government has purchased another 21 bitcoins , which are currently valued at around $1 million. President Nayib Bukele said in late November that he had purchased $5.4 million in Bitcoin. El Salvador became Bitcoin legal money […]