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Interesting News: More Tourists Paying With Bitcoin In El Salvador

I have some interesting news to share with you. When I spoke to building management yesterday, the receptionist told me that two other international guests had arrived

¿Pueden la Chivo Wallet y la adopción de Bitcoin arreglar las economías regionales?

En septiembre de 2021, El Salvador ocupó titulares a nivel mundial al convertirse en el primer país en adoptar Bitcoin como moneda de curso legal. En el corazón

Bitcoin Blues: Did El Salvador Just Surrender To The IMF?

Did El Salvador president Nayib Bukele just bend the knee to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and surrender his nation's independence, or is he just playing

Three Years Since The Bitcoin Law Passed In El Salvador

Back in September of 2021, El Salvador was the first nation to make Bitcoin legal tender and purchase it as a strategic reserve asset. Since then, businesses inside

How Much Of The Population Will End Up Managing Their Own Private Keys?

"Not your keys, not your Bitcoin" is phrase often repeated in the crypto space. The purpose of repeating this expression is to encourage people to manage

Lackluster Consumer Adoption Of Bitcoin In El Salvador Gives Competitors An Edge

How many businesses are actually accepting Bitcoin payments in El Salvador? In this article, we are going to discuss the progress of consumer adoption of Bitcoin

🚨 Hacker group exposes part of the source code for #Chivo, El Salvador's ...

... state-run Bitcoin wallet. The breach, which occurred in early April, reportedly exposed personal data of millions. Salvadoran government remains silent on the

The Transition to a Cashless Society Is Inevitable, but will be Fraught With Challenges

Cash is difficult to handle, transmits disease, can be misplaced, and is out of the issuer's control. Depending on who you are, some of these characteristics of

The Uncertain Future Of Bitcoin in El Salvador and Other Nation States

Just over two years ago, El Salvador became the first sovereign nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Not only has the government invested in Bitcoin itself,

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Paying For Chicken Wings, Starbucks, And Groceries With Bitcoin In San Salvador

In my last post I showed you a couple more places in San Salvador that are accepting Bitcoin as payment. In this post, I want to share with you a few more locations

Paying For Coffee And Burritos With Bitcoin In San Salvador

In my last post I showed you how to pay for McDonalds with Bitcoin (Lightning) in San Salvador. This time I want to share with you a few more locations in the city

My trip to El Salvador: Bitcoin, Beachfronts, Burritos

With organised crime down and Bitcoin adoption going surprisingly well, things are looking brighter than many might think. It’s been over one year since the 7th

My Actifit Report Card: June 9 2022

Just made the 5k winding down day from travel to recover and familiarize with the new area and found my first Bitcoin ATM of El Salvador This report was published

Receta de Chivo en Coco con Bicuye/Goat in Coconut with Bicuye Recipe

Hola, un placer saludarles!! Lo prometido es deuda, acá les comparto la Receta de Chivo en Coco con Bicuye que hice en un domingo familiar y cuya preparación la

Bitcoin in El Salvador #8: Staying In San Salvador

Hello fellow HIVErs and LEOfinancers, I hope you are managing to keep a level head as this crazy world of ours plunges deeper into insanity. If you look at it from

Bitcoin in El Salvador #4: BTC vs USD in the Chivo Wallet

Good day fellow Hivers and LEOFinancers, Today I wanted to give you an update on the official El Salvadoran Bitcoin wallet "Chivo". The following information

Bitcoin in El Salvador #3: Shopping for Hats, Electronics and Seafood

Hello fellow Hivers and LEOFinancers, I hope you're doing well. This will be my third update on the Bitcoin situation in El Salvador, where Bitcoin was adopted like

Report from El Salvador #2 : Building a BTC Nation beyond the State’s custodial app & KYCd userbase

Dear fellow LeoFinancers & Hivers, As I explained in the first part of this « El Salvador’s BTCization » series, the way the State backed Lightning Network wallet

Success!! First sending of Hive to a Salvadoran BTC « Chivo » wallet!

Dear Hivers and dear LeoFinancers, « HiveLightning », the app that @brianoflondon has coded to be a bridge between Hive and BTC as a daily currency, DOES WORK here,