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El Salvador to Inaugurate Bitcoin-Funded Pet Hospital With Surplus Government Trust Fund

El Salvador will inaugurate a new public pet hospital, funded by a $4 million surplus in a government trust fund caused by bitcoin's rising value, according to President Nayib Bukele. "The Hash" crew questions whether this is the best-use case for the surplus bitcoin. "We're talking about $4 million, in a really poor country ... If you're trying to be an advertisement for bitcoin, go out there and help the people who badly need it," says co-host David Morris.

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'OK Boomers': Nayib Bukele Responds to Bipartisan US Senate Proposal Raising Alarms Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption

U.S. Sens. Jim Risch, Bob Menendez and Bill Cassidy proposed a new act that would require a State Department report on mitigating risks to the U.S. financial system from El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender. The legislation quickly drew a sharp rebuke on Twitter from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele calling the senators "boomers." "The Hash" hosts dive into the history of Latin America and U.S. politics. The crew also discusses the essence of this legislation and how it's less about El Salvador and more about keeping the U.S. dollar the reserve currency.

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Une proposition bipartite du Sénat suscite l'inquiétude quant à l'adoption du Bitcoin au Salvador

Cette législation a rapidement suscité une vive réprimande de la part du président salvadorien Nayib Bukele.

Nayib Bukele asiste a la Asamblea Legislativa  por su segundo aniversario en el poder (Foto de Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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El Salvador to Issue $1B Bitcoin Bond Between March 15-20

El Salvador's bitcoin bond is coming. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, tells "All About Bitcoin" that commitments are mainly coming from bitcoin whales and crypto hedge funds. He provides an update on bond issuers and the official launch date timeline.

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Fitch abaisse la note du Salvador à CCC quelques semaines avant l'émission BOND Bitcoin

L'entreprise cite des inquiétudes concernant la capacité du pays à assurer le service de la dette, la concentration du pouvoir au niveau de la présidence et l'adoption du Bitcoin comme monnaie légale.

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L'émission BOND Bitcoin du Salvador aura lieu dès le 15 mars, selon le ministre des Finance .

Lors d'une apparition télévisée, Alejandro Zelaya a également confirmé que le coupon du titre sera de 6,5%.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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5 conseils pour voyager au Salvador en dépensant uniquement des Bitcoin

Même si le président Bukele a autorisé la Cryptomonnaie à devenir monnaie légale, il T si facile pour les visiteurs de s'en sortir avec seulement du Bitcoin . Mais avec quelques astuces, c'est possible et amusant.

Laura Nori and Riccardo Giorgio Frega road-tripping in El Salvador. (Laura Nori/Riccardo Giorgio Frega)

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CoinDesk TV Celebrates First Anniversary

From NFTs’ rise to fame on “Saturday Night Live” to dogecoin’s slew of celebrity endorsements to El Salvador adopting bitcoin as legal tender to BTC hitting new all-time highs, CoinDesk TV was there to cover it all. Take a look back at the first year in CoinDesk TV history.

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Crypto Markets Beginning to Bounce Back

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are trending higher Friday, but what’s behind the bounce? Peter Marber, Chief Investment Officer at Aperture Investors, discusses his crypto markets analysis. Plus, his take on the contrast between El Salvador’s economy before and after BTC became legal tender, and thoughts on the IMF’s criticisms of the country’s bitcoin adoption.

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