US Policymakers Introduce Measure to “Mitigate Dangers” from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law

As many know, El Salvador was the first country to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender in the country’s territory. National President Nayib Bukele is among those who believe that the policy that went into force in 2021 was historic.  While crypto enthusiasts have continuously shown their support for this choice, not everyone was happy with these developments. In the latter category, we should mention some of the policymakers in the United States. The "Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES…

Vitalik is Wrong About Bukele’s Bitcoin Mandate

Ethereum’s founder just called The Bitcoin Law “reckless” and opposed to freedom. But it’s the most practical way forward for the well-being of El Salvador. The Article 7 Controversy On June 9th, 2021, El Salvador made world history by passing a digital currency, Bitcoin, as legal tender alongside the US Dollar. President Nayib Bukele and Strike developer Jack Mallers announced the law at the twelve thousand-person Bitcoin conference. The crowd received the news with thunderous applause, and congress cast an…

El Salvador May Issue Its Stablecoin Before New Year

The Government of Nayib Bukele plans to create a national cryptocurrency currently referenced as the Colon dollar. According to El Faro newspaper, which cites videos of private meetings between cryptocurrency investors, officials, and two of the president's brothers, the currency would be tied to the value of a fiat currency like the dollar. The development, which is targeted soon, would restore an essential element of monetary policy that the country lost when it adopted the U.S. Dollar in 2001: issuing…