Nayib Bukele: A Disruptive Force in El Salvador’s Political Landscape – Balancing Popularity and Controversy
After El Salvador's recent presidential election, this article examines the successful re-election of Nayib Bukele, a leader who has transformed the nation and now faces the challenge of sustaining prosperity while upholding the hard-won support of its citizens.
Catalyzing Bitcoin: The Impact of the Lightning Network
The lightning network is a scaling solution built for the Bitcoin blockchain. It operates as a “Layer-2” or “second-layer” on top of Bitcoin. Despite years of development, adoption remains low. Where is Lightning in late 2023?
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Investment Soars: Bukele Reveals $3 Million Profit
As Bitcoin booms, President Nayib Bukele’s bold crypto move now sees El Salvador's Bitcoin holdings back in the black.
IBEX – Taking Bitcoin to the World
IBEX CEO, Jose Lemus talks about Bitcoin’s path to mainstream adoption and his experiences on the ground in El Salvador.
The Bitcoin Bond – El Salvador’s Volcano Bond is here
Paolo Ardoino is CTO at Bitfinex and Tether. Paolo and the team at Bitfinex Securities have worked with Blockstream and Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador to create the Bitcoin Bond. This is a key component in El Salvador’s Bitcoin strategy.
Bitcoin Volcano bonds – A Crypto Market Sentiment Report
Bitcoin price action is subdued this week with Mt Gox jitters spooking the market. Blockstream has partnered with El Salvador to issue $1B in Volcano Bonds. It’s this week’s crypto market sentiment report.
The Crypto Crash – BTC is legal tender in El Salvador, the President buys the dip
Andy Pickering is here with a weekly crypto market update where we look through the volatile world of crypto Twitter to tease out the most important narratives and data points.
Crypto Market update – Bitcoin is legal tender in El Salvador, Elon warms up…
Andy Pickering is here with a weekly crypto market update where we look through the volatile world of crypto Twitter to tease out the most important narratives and data points of the last week. And what a week it was, Andy looks at El Salvador’s decision to make Bitcoin legal tender, which countries might be next, and is Elon Musk warming back up to Bitcoin?