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Emory University holds $15M in Bitcoin ETFs: filing

DIGIT — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:24:55 +0000

It’s the first United States university endowment to report holding Bitcoin ETFs, according to Bloomberg.

Sango crypto hub goes live in the Central African Republic

DIGIT — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 03:47:02 +0000

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera outlined that the Sango crypto hub project will foster financial inclusion by removing the barriers to entry in the banking sector.

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Working Study Says Despite Legal Tender Status, Bitcoin Is Not a Widely Accepted Medium of Exchange in El Salvador

DIGIT — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:30:38 +0000

According to a working study published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), most Salvadorans stopped using the Chivo wallet after getting their $30 bitcoin bonus. The report shows that the median Chivo wallet user made no deposits or withdrawals in a given month. NBER Study: Only 4 out of 10 Salvadorans Use […]

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Kingdom of Tonga May Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Says Former Member of Parliament

DIGIT — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:00:47 +0000

The Kingdom of Tonga may adopt bitcoin as legal tender, according to a former member of Tonga’s parliament, Lord Fusitu’a, who tweeted about a possible timeline for this event to occur. Fusitu’a believes that by next fall a bill will be passed by Tonga’s parliament and bitcoin could be legal tender in the region by […]

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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Taunts Economist Steve Hanke After Bitcoin’s Price Skyrockets

DIGIT — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:00:19 +0000

On October 15, the day bitcoin’s price surpassed the $60K per unit handle, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele taunted the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, over his recent statements. At the time, the well known economist warned that El Salvador faces “financial ruin” with “Bukele at the helm,” after El Salvador’s […]

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US State Department Official Wants El Salvador to ‘Ensure Bitcoin Is Well Regulated’

DIGIT — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:30:57 +0000

The U.S. Department of State’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, Victoria Nuland, has explained during a press conference that the U.S. has urged El Salvador to be responsible with the country’s new bitcoin law. Nuland told the press that the U.S. was taking a “tough look at Bitcoin” and that Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele […]

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