Pay registers almost 10,000 active users, mainly small entrepreneurs. Starting in May 2026, users will be able to top up and withdraw at bank branches. El Salvador announced the Pay system to bank with US dollars for the population that still operates exclusively in cash. After the cooling of the Chivo Wallet, the Central Reserve … Read more
Despite the increase, cryptoassets represent only 0.8% of the global remittance universe. In January and February 2025, only 4.7 million dollars in remittances entered. The sending of family remittances to El Salvador through bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency wallets registered a growth of 146.8% year-on-year during the first two months of 2026. According to the most … Read more
Captivated by the energy of a country that breathes bitcoin (BTC) in every corner, technological entrepreneur and visual strategist Amir Diba decided to move to El Salvador after meeting it in 2025. That year he arrived in the Central American country with a suitcase full of equipment and the idea of fulfilling a contract, but … Read more
The adoption of Bitcoin in Latin America is the result of the failure of fiat. The success of one country adopting Bitcoin is the inspiration for another. Gradually, and then suddenly. This is what government adoption of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in Latin America feels like. Despite the local particularities of each country, a transversal reason … Read more
Three young people from El Salvador, graduates of the Bitcoin CUBO+ academic program, were selected to be part of a technical delegation that will travel to Japan on March 28. Students Rodrigo Bonilla, Jonathan Ramos and Juan José Barrera will participate in an intensive workshop (boot camp) organized by Mempool.space, one of the most relevant … Read more
External Affairs Department – The United States and Al Salvador have reached the US State Secretary Marco Rubio, which has called the “most unprecedented and extraordinary” deal to curb illegal immigration. After nearly three -hour meetings with Salvadoran President Naib Bowkele at their residence at San Salvador Lake Kotpu, Rubio said that Bucle offered American … Read more
In an effort to strengthen the digital asset ecosystem in Latin America, El Salvador and Argentina held the fourth cooperation meeting to boost the regulation, supervision, adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. Cooperation focuses on the exchange of technical knowledge and experiences between the National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) of El Salvador and … Read more
The founder of my first Bitcoin said intermittences in the daily purchases of El Salvador. For Dennehy, the IMF is the number 1 enemy, the villain with whom you never have to treat. John Dennehy, founder of my first Bitcoin, an educational initiative on the main cryptocurrency in El Salvador, said in a statement that … Read more
El Salvador has a daily purchase policy of Bitcoin, and for several days it was breached. It is not the first time that a break in the purchases of BTC of El Salvador. El Salvador stopped buying Bitcoin (BTC) for five days during the last week of January, a deviation from its usual daily acquisition … Read more
The word “currency” of the law was eliminated, and taxes can no longer be paid with BTC. The change responds to the need to adhere to the requirements of the International Monetary Fund. On January 29, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the reform of the Bitcoin Law. With 55 votes in favor and … Read more