Bukele Advises Argentine Vice President on Bitcoin and Volcano Bonds

October 3, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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During his official visit to Argentina, Bukele met with Victoria Villarruel, the nation’s vice president, to discuss cryptocurrency and the Salvadoran experience with Bitcoin. While the meeting was private, a video released before the meeting shows Villarruel asking Bukele about the first cryptocurrency and the yet-to-be-issued bitcoin-backed “volcano bonds.” Bukele Talks Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin Bonds […]

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Bukele and Milei Meet: Zero-Deficit Budgets, Security, and Policy Discussed

October 1, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The presidents of Argentina and El Salvador, Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele, met on Monday in Buenos Aires to discuss several issues concerning the mutual problems of their countries. The meeting, attended by members of both cabinets, covered topics such as security, debt issuance, and political matters. According to local sources, Bukele told Milei that […]

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Latam Insights: Argentina and El Salvador Fight Against the International Agenda

September 30, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Argentina rejects the UN’s Pact for the Future, President Nayib Bukele warns about the impending arrival of a dark age, and cryptocurrency imports reach record levels in Brazil. Argentina Rejects UN Pact for […]

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Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Zero-Debt Budget Is a Good Start to Heal El Salvador’s Economy

September 24, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine the budget proposal of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, which contemplates eliminating debt issuance and how this might change the Salvadoran economy and its outlook. Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Zero Debt […]

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Central Reserve Bank: Only 1.1% of Remittances Involve Cryptocurrency in El Salvador

September 24, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The adoption of cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, for remittances has failed to surge in El Salvador, even with the support of President Nayib Bukele’s administration. According to data provided by the Central Reserve Bank, only 1.1% of all remittances sent to the country from January to August 2024 include cryptocurrency. Report: Adoption for Remittances Reach Only […]

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Latam Insights: Bukele Announces Self-Financed Budget; Salvadoran Coffee Purchase Settled With Bitcoin

September 23, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, President Nayib Bukele announces a zero debt budget, a batch of Salvadoran coffee gets purchased using bitcoin, and Lightspark eyes the region’s markets. Bukele States El Salvador Will Self-Finance 2025 Budget, Won’t Issue […]

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Nayib Bukele and Elon Musk Discuss AI, Robotics, and Future of Humanity

September 23, 2024 Bitcoin.com

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele met with Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk at the Texas Gigafactory, discussing AI, robotics, and humanity’s future. The two exchanged views on innovation, and Musk praised Bukele’s leadership. Their conversation emphasized how cutting-edge technologies could shape global progress, aligning with El Salvador’s forward-thinking stance. Bukele and Musk Discuss AI, […]

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Nayib Bukele meets Elon Musk at Tesla to discuss AI, future of humanity

September 21, 2024 Coin Telegraph

President Bukele visited Tesla to meet with Elon Musk and discuss the future of AI, Bitcoin, and El Salvador’s emerging role in tech innovation.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele visited Tesla headquarters to meet Elon Musk and discuss, among other topics, the role of next-generation technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in shaping humanity’s future.

On Sept. 21, Bukele posted a video on X showcasing his visit to Tesla’s gigafactory in Austin, Texas, where he met with Musk. In the brief clip, Musk welcomes the president and gives him a tour of the facility.

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US Company Settles Salvadoran Coffee Purchase With Bitcoin

September 21, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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According to information from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Compass Coffee, a U.S.-based coffee company, has completed an international purchase of Salvadoran coffee using bitcoin. Jorge Cruz, the Salvadoran counterpart in this transaction, explained that he received the payment in less than 10 minutes, bypassing the need for intermediaries in these deals. Salvadoran Coffee […]

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Bukele States El Salvador Will Self-Finance 2025 Budget, Won’t Issue Even ‘a Cent’ of Debt

September 18, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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President Nayib Bukele revealed that he would present a self-financed budget proposal to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, meaning that the government will not issue debt to pay for its operations in 2025. Bukele stressed that this would be the first time this happened in decades, highlighting the relevance of independence and self-sufficiency for […]

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