El Salvador


Finanzas

La audaz apuesta de El Salvador por el Bitcoin podría inspirar al mundo

El manual estándar para generar riqueza nacional ya no funciona. Bitcoin ofrece una alternativa.

A person purchases a bottle of Coca-Cola from a shop that accepts Bitcoin in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal. Photographer: Cristina Baussan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Regulación

Estado de las Cripto: la SEC se enfrenta a las DeFi

La investigación de la SEC sobre las plataformas DeFi no sorprende. La pregunta es si el regulador estadounidense presentará cargos.

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Finanzas

La Ley de Bitcoin de El Salvador se centra en la autodeterminación

Hoy, Bitcoin se convirtió en moneda de curso legal en la nación centroamericana.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaks via video during a presentation at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Vídeos

Valkyrie CIO on Bitcoin as BTC Becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador

Bitcoin is now officially a legal tender in El Salvador. The cryptocurrency is declining after testing resistance near $52,000 on Monday, with initial support seen at the $50,000 breakout level. Steven McClurg, CIO and co-founder of asset management firm Valkyrie, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook. Plus, his take on altcoins and bitcoin ETFs.

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Vídeos

What Could Liquid Exchange Do Now to Prevent Future Crypto Hacks?

Seth Melamed, COO of Liquid Group, discusses Liquid Exchange’s $90 million hack and measures the firm is taking to prevent hacks like this from happening again. Plus, his reasons why he doesn’t think El Salvador’s bitcoin law is sustainable and whether he foresees Asia potentially adopting BTC as legal tender.

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Regulación

La mayoría de los salvadoreños no quieren Bitcoin, según encuesta

Más de dos tercios de los encuestados estaban en desacuerdo o totalmente en desacuerdo con el uso de Bitcoin como moneda de curso legal.

National Palace, San Salvador, El  Salvador. (Wilson Edilberto Santana Suarez/Unsplash)

Vídeos

Key Upsides to El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law

Edan Yago, a contributor to decentralized bitcoin trading and lending platform Sovryn, discusses his take on the potential positive impact of El Salvador rolling out bitcoin as legal tender despite growing skepticism and local protests just a week ahead of the move taking effect.

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El Salvador lanzará infraestructura blockchain gubernamental en Algorand este año

El país ha firmado un acuerdo con la empresa latinoamericana de tokenización de activos Koibanx para permitir que los registros oficiales se alojen en la cadena de bloques.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - AUGUST 27: A veteran waves a flag of El Salvador during a protest against the bitcoin law by veterans of the Salvadoran civil war on August 27, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. The new bitcoin law should come into force on September 7. (Photo by Roque Alvarenga/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)