The announcement of a $1.6 billion investment in Bitcoin City in El Salvador has sparked renewed interest in cryptocurrency. Yilport Holdings, a Turkish firm, would put $1.6 billion into the Acajutla and La Union ports—the latter of which will house the Bitcoin City. Crypto enthusiasts have dubbed the port construction
Jack Dorsey-backed Bitcoin mining pool Ocean has launched a “global hub” in El Salvador via its new entity. According to the X post, the new venture, Ocean Mining S.A. de C.V., headquartered in San Salvador, aims to leverage the favorable regulatory environment in El Salvador to expand its operations and
El Salvador continues to solidify its position as a leading Bitcoin-centric nation, showcasing impressive strides in both Bitcoin mining and green energy initiatives. Recent reports indicate that the country has significantly bolstered its Bitcoin reserves, with the latest figures revealing a substantial increase. According to records, El Salvador has mined
President Nayib Bukele of bitcoin-friendly El Salvador has done away with income taxes on foreign investments entering the country. Bukele stated in a post on X: “Congress has reformed our income tax law, for international investments and money transfers, dropping the rate from 30% to 0%,” Since September 2021, when
Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) attempts to breach the $43,500 resistance level, it faced challenges in extending its gains, slipping below $42,800 in recent trading sessions. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $42,701, with a slight decline of 0.57% in the last 24 hours. In contrast, BlackRock and Fidelity’s
Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, has resigned from office to run for office again. He was the driving force behind the bill that made Bitcoin legal money in El Salvador. After receiving the green light from El Salvador’s legislative assembly, Bukele stepped down as president on December 1st.
Strategy consultant at investment management company VanEck, Gabor Gurbacs, believes that El Salvador may follow Singapore’s model and become a financial hub in the Americas. Gurbacs on a twitter post stated: “I say often to portfolio managers and asset allocators that El Salvador has the potential to become the Singapore
The Volcano Energy initiative in El Salvador, in conjunction with Lava Pool and Luxor Technology, has built the country’s first local Bitcoin mining pool. Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador is planning to produce electricity from renewable sources to support future Bitcoin mining operations, and the country’s $1 billion renewable energy initiative grabbed
El Salvador’s Ministry of Education collaborated with the non-profit group Mi Primer Bitcoin (MPB), to include Bitcoin teaching into the national curriculum by 2024. MPB’s founder, John Dennehy, has stated that the initiative is a Ministry of Education initiative. And that MPB is contributing to it together with Bitcoin Beach.
When El Salvador began accepting Bitcoin a few years ago, it drew criticism from prominent financial institutions. However, Bonds issued by the government of El Salvador have risen in value recently, and large financial institutions such as JPMorgan, Eaton, and PGIM can no longer afford to ignore this trend. El
