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

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more

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

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, … Read more

US Company Settles Salvadoran Coffee Purchase With Bitcoin

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more

Latam Insights: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Proposes Bitcoin Reserve; Maduro Wants to Retake the Crypto Path

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado proposes creating a bitcoin reserve, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro states that the country must retake the crypto path, and a GAFILAT report indicates that bitcoin has not … Read more

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