Quid Pro Quo: El Salvador Scores $1.4 Billion IMF Credit by Scaling Back Bitcoin Activities

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached an agreement with the government of El Salvador to provide a $1.4 billion credit facility to fund the country’s reform agenda. In exchange, El Salvador agreed to scale back bitcoin’s economic involvement to mitigate risks derived from its implementation. El Salvador to Receive $1.4 Billion Credit From the IMF, […]

El Salvador to ‘confine’ its Bitcoin activities in $1.4bn loan deal with the IMF

The IMF said “potential risks” of El Salvador’s Bitcoin project will be “diminished significantly” A Bitcoin podcaster questioned the true cost of the IMF’s monetary assistance to El Salvador El Salvador will receive additional funding from other major banks in a financial package totaling over $3.5 billion El Salvador will receive a $1.4 billion loan […]

Bitget Receives Bitcoin License in El Salvador, Securing Its Entrance Into Latam

Bitget, a South Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange, has recently announced that it received a Bitcoin Service Provider (BSP) license in El Salvador, opening the doors to start operating locally. This milestone allows the company to “offer services such as bitcoin-to-fiat currency exchanges, bitcoin payment facilitation, and secure bitcoin custody solutions for its clientele,” according to a […]

Argentina Partners With El Salvador on Digital Asset Regulation Issues

The CNV, the current VASP regulatory institution in Argentina, has signed a collaboration agreement with the Digital Asset National Commission (CNAD) of El Salvador to exchange information, supervise, and regulate cryptocurrency exchange operations. Argentina to Lean on El Salvador’s Experience in the Digital Asset Regulation Field President Javier Milei’s administration seems adamant about establishing clear […]

El Salvador Discovers $3 Trillion Gold — Will It All Go Into Bitcoin?

El Salvador’s potential $3 trillion gold discovery has sparked debates over mining bans, sustainability, and the possibility of increased bitcoin investments, potentially reshaping the nation’s future. El Salvador’s $3T Gold Discovery Sparks Calls to Monetize Gold for Bitcoin Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has highlighted the potential of El Salvador’s untapped gold reserves, estimating their value […]

El Salvador to change Bitcoin plans to secure $1.3bn IMF loan

El Salvador would also receive $1 billion in lending from the World Bank and $1 billion from the Inter-American Development Bank Under the IMF agreement, El Salvador would change a legal requirement making businesses accept Bitcoin as payment Since 2021, the IMF has been against El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, asking the government to “narrow its […]