{"id":66032,"date":"2023-12-01T01:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T05:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=66032"},"modified":"2023-12-01T07:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T11:30:38","slug":"__trashed-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/__trashed-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian President Gustavo Petro Official\u00a0Becomes\u00a0a BTC Holder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Colombian President Gustavo Petro has officially become a\u00a0Bitcoin BTC owner. The potential of the country's <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-adoption-around-the-world-countries-embracing-cryptocurrencies-and-why.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency adoption<\/a> spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain.jpg\" alt=\"Colombian President Gustavo Petro Official\u00a0Becomes\u00a0BTC Owner\" class=\"wp-image-62282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-1140x758.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, becomes an official Bitcoin holder, potentially flashing the spark for yet another Bitcoin adoption saga in South America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to several neighboring nations that favor cryptocurrencies, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/el-salvador-launches-first-bitcoin-mining-pool.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Salvador<\/a>, a Latin American country, implemented Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colombia's President owns Bitcoin (BTC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CEO&nbsp;Samson Mow&nbsp;presented the president of Colombia with 100,000 sats&nbsp;worth of Bitcoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Petro then disseminated a message in which he suggested that the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies could be advantageous for the Colombian people. Samson Mow declared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The President of Colombia is now a Bitcoin HODLer for sure. 100,000 sats to be exact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>President Petro stated, in recognition of his acquisition of Bitcoin, that he would organize the formation of working groups in grassroots communities and public administration&nbsp;wherever the technology has economic uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He elaborated that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1730406872828559762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cryptocurrencies and blockchain<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> have undeniably penetrated the global community and will continue to evolve in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These technologies may contribute significantly to the well-being of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-argentine-and-el-salvador-advance-cryptocurrency-adoption\">Argentine and El Salvador Advance Cryptocurrency Adoption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as Argentine right-wing leader <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/javier-milei-emerges-victorious-in-argentina-presidential-race.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Javier Milei was sworn in as president<\/a> on November 19, 2023, Max Keiser, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's Bitcoin advisor, requested authorization for the Argentinian Bitcoin team to travel to El Salvador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, President Bukele authorized the &#8220;Bitcoin diplomatic mission&#8221; of the Bitcoin El Salvador team to visit Argentina to pursue economic freedom and peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombian President Gustavo Petro has officially become a\u00a0Bitcoin BTC owner. The potential of the country&#8217;s cryptocurrency adoption spread. Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, becomes an official Bitcoin holder, potentially flashing the spark for yet another Bitcoin adoption saga in South America. In contrast to several neighboring nations that favor cryptocurrencies, El Salvador, a Latin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":62282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,83,26],"tags":[5371,5392],"class_list":["post-66032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-bitcoin-news","category-cryptocurrencies","tag-bitcoin-2","tag-cryptocurrency-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/the-financial-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}