BTC logo
BTC
$111,181.85
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,049.06
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,187.22
0.73%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4537
3.88%
SOL logo
SOL
$197.16
5.79%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3222
1.66%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1995
0.68%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6789
1.26%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$39.22
0.10%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.43
0.55%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0001
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3297
0.77%
BCH logo
BCH
$525.01
0.69%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7023
2.79%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.12
0.64%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.18
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6270
0.03%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1825
1.11%
BTC logo
BTC
$111,181.85
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,049.06
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,187.22
0.73%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4537
3.88%
SOL logo
SOL
$197.16
5.79%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3222
1.66%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1995
0.68%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6789
1.26%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$39.22
0.10%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.43
0.55%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0001
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3297
0.77%
BCH logo
BCH
$525.01
0.69%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7023
2.79%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.12
0.64%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.18
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6270
0.03%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1825
1.11%
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Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining Goes From Twitter Idea to State Policy in El Salvador

President Nayib Bukele is moving on multiple fronts to make El Salvador an unlikely bitcoin mecca.

By Danny Nelson
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:08 p.m. Published Jun 9, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
A sign outside the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant in El Salvador.
A sign outside the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant in El Salvador.