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El Salvador’s wild crypto experiment ends in failure
Then there was his crypto fixation. In 2021 El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, alongside the ...
Global Finance2d
El Salvador Alters Bitcoin Policy
El Salvador still has 688 Bitcoin in reserve, worth an estimated $574 million, of which $287 million is profit.
El Salvador's Bitcoin Law Changes To Secure IMF Funding
El Salvador' Law changes helped the country to secure up to $3.5 billion, despite some criticism among Bitcoin advocates.
Analysis: In the age of Trump, global authoritarianism continues its advance
Two studies released this week, by Freedom House and the Economist Intelligence Unit, found international democracy in ...
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El Salvador To Focus on AI, Using the Same Formula That Made It a Crypto Haven
El Salvador has approved a new law to promote AI development. The law includes a zero percent tax rate on AI innovation, ...
International Monetary Fund4d
IMF Executive Board Approves New 40-month US$1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for El Salvador
The IMF Executive Board approved a new 40-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for El Salvador, with access equivalent to US.4 billion. The Board’s decision allows the authorities ...
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Revolution: What Locals Really Think
El Salvador added Bitcoin as their second official currency. No tax? Fully legal? Decentralized? What's not to love! The only ...
Size matters! New US map reveals how big states would be — if they were resized by population
The population is spread out among 3.8 million square miles across 50 states, yet nearly one-third of Americans live in just three states: California, Texas and New York.