TechSpot

JANUARY 26, 2022

Bloomberg writes that El Salvador, which became the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal currency (alongside the US dollar) in 2021, asked the IMF for a $1.3 billion loan last year, but the organization is reluctant to hand over the money due to its Bitcoin concerns.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

El Salvador saw this as the perfect opportunity to time the market. Just one day into the experiment, which officially started on September 8, Bitcoin fell from more than $53,000 to around $46,500 according to Coindesk. Value recovered a bit over the past week and a half, but slid again over the weekend.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Today, Bitcoin is becoming an official currency in El Salvador , and the markets and crypto exchanges seem to be struggling. El Salvador passed a resolution to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency in June. El Salvador has historically used the US dollar, which will continue to be accepted in the country.)

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TechSpot

JUNE 14, 2022

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele has placed a lot of faith in Bitcoin. From the initial investment of 400 coins, worth about $20.9 million at the time, Bukele has repeatedly 'bought the dip,' purchasing more every time the price fell. The highest it has paid was $60,300 per coin, while.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2021

El Salvador has passed a resolution to make Bitcoin a legal currency, which makes it the first country to do so ( via The Guardian ). Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. According to the law, citizens will be able to use Bitcoin to do everything from paying taxes and paying off debts to buying goods and services.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 4, 2021

If that wasn't enough, the Central American country has begun diverting federal resources toward the mining of BTC. However, the country's leadership is well aware of how controversial the practice is -- crypto detractors will often point out how much energy is "wasted" during mining. Mining rigs need to be.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In a series of tweets posted by Gabriel Silva, the Panamanian congressman shared a video of himself giving an overview of the "Crypto Law" he's backing, a PDF detailing the bill, and a more friendly presentation for those that might think the PDF is too long to read.

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Medium Technology Section

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In a groundbreaking move aimed at alleviating financial burdens on Salvadoran families, the government of El Salvador, under the… Continue reading on Medium

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TechSpot

APRIL 29, 2022

A bill governing the use of Bitcoin was adopted unanimously by parliament last week, writes Reuters.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

When the tiny country's plans first transpired earlier this year, many viewed the move as risky due to Bitcoin's volatile nature that makes its value swing on seemingly benign comments or news that regulators around the world are coordinating a crackdown on cryptocurrencies and eroding their potential as a means.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 27, 2012

They are already active in Africa and Latin America, in countries like Uganda, Rwanda, Liberia, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. The founding team includes leaders from each of the first three Gold Standard clean cookstove projects (and these projects delivered more than half a million stoves).

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Socialbrite

MARCH 8, 2020

Schoolchildren in El Salvador, young constituents of the Salvadoran American Humanitarian Foundation. Salvadoran American Humanitarian Aid Foundation (SAHF) is a nonprofit non-sectarian tax-exempt 501(c)(3) that operates in El Salvador through its affiliated foundation FUSAL in the country and other agencies.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is currently used by El Salvador, which recognizes the cryptocurrency as legal tender and major companies and crypto exchanges such as Kraken.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

That is until Hurricane Ida slammed into El Salvador killing 91 people as of this writing. Source: Weather Channel Alerts 2009 was looking like a very uneventful hurricane season. It is now headed towards the gulf coast of the US.

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The Verge

JULY 2, 2020

TechCrunch reports that as well as being available in the US, the app was also available in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Uruguay as of February. Lasso was only ever available in select markets worldwide.

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Medium Technology Section

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The United States is currently following in El Salvador’s footsteps, according to Michele Crivelli, the founder of NexBridge, a digital… Continue reading on Medium

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

ust look at the numbers: 80 million unique crypto wallets; Bitcoin and Ether grew 60% and 407%, respectively; El Salvador adopted bitcoin as official currency; the NFT market generated $2.5 Rodrigo Vicuna is chief financial officer at Prime Trust. Cryptocurrency and blockchain had a breakout year in 2021. billion in trades.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

” Read the full survey for an inside peek into how crypto investors in LatAm think about the sector, why they view El Salvador’s experiment with Bitcoin in a positive light and how to best approach them for pitches.

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TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

El Salvador–based fintech n1co (read: nee-koh) has raised $12 million at a post–money valuation of $64.8 Specifically, Revolut will facilitate payments through Stripe’s existing infrastructure. Image Credits: patpitchaya / Getty Images. Fundings and M&A. Deal of the Week.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

She has vast international experience since she was born in El Salvador and has lived in California, Arkansas, Mexico, Guatemala, and Arizona while also traveling to several other countries. I am not suggesting giving 100 percent of our contributions to international causes. but what about giving just a little more?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) , for example, shot amazing video of their work in India, Uganda and El Salvador a few years ago. One way to make video more affordable is to reuse existing assets. In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Bitcoin has integrated with a layer-two protocol called the Lightning Network to increase its speed and efficiency while lowering transaction costs, a piece of infrastructure used by the nation of El Salvador and major crypto exchanges such as Kraken.

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The Verge

JUNE 23, 2021

El Salvador has gone the opposite direction , becoming the first country to make Bitcoin a legal tender. China isn’t the only country that’s been making policy moves around cryptocurrencies — Iran issued a temporary ban on mining during the summer months, and India is potentially making ownership of crypto illegal.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

In a statement, the company revealed that it struck a partnership with the Central African Republic — the first country to legalize bitcoin as a legal tender in Africa and second globally only to El Salvador –to become its official crypto partner and an advisor to the president on crypto strategy and planning. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2007

El Salvador 10. The HPI is calculated by adding the country's life expectancy with its life satisfaction divided by its ecological footprint. The top ranked countries were: 1. Colombia 3. Costa Rica 4. Dominica 5. Honduras 8. Guatemala 9. Vincent and the Grenadines " The Index doesn’t reveal the ‘happiest’ country in the world.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

She has vast international experience since she was born in El Salvador and has lived and traveled in several other countries. Karina Lungo is a graduate student in the MNpS program at Arizona State University. Today she works for the ASU Lodestar Center as a Research Aide for Arizona Scope of the Sector and Compensation Studies.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

San Salvador, El Salvador: Presentacion De Retos Dal El Salvador 2015. Central and South America. Thursday, November 5, 2015. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Night en CampusTec Guatemala. Saturday, November 7, 2015. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon: rallymatematico Guatemala. Tuesday, November 10, 2015.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Networking Day — Quieres hacer negocios en El Salvador? Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon #VIHInfogt #Yorespeto #Yomeinformo. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Monthly Meetup. Sunday, August 2, 2015.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The New York organization last year collected more than 60 hours of footage of the organization’s workers and volunteers helping AIDS patients in Uganda, tsunami victims in India, and poor residents of El Salvador, and it soon plans to use that extra footage for an extensive online video campaign.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The New York organization last year collected more than 60 hours of footage of the organization’s workers and volunteers helping AIDS patients in Uganda, tsunami victims in India, and poor residents of El Salvador, and it soon plans to use that extra footage for an extensive online video campaign.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

San Salvador, El Salvador: Curso Introductorio a Modelos de Negocio. Wellington, New Zealand: By Popular Demand. the Best of the Unconference. Central and South America. Sunday, March 5, 2017. Guatemala City, Guatemala: 7 Days of Genius Guatemala. Saturday, March 11, 2017. Image 1 : NTEN / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Candid

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Council members currently include representatives from El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Kenya, and across the United States. We took the movement global, which led to the creation in 2022 of the CCF Global Council , of which I am a member.

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

Of these, TechCrunch notes that Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Mexico previously included some lyrics support from other providers, as does Japan.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

On a support page , Sony lists the following as “supported countries”: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the US, and Uruguay. The feature will come to more countries “next month,” the company says in a tweet.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Ukraine joins 12 other countries that currently have TPS designation: Myanmar, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

San Salvador, El Salvador: E-emprendimiento. Thursday, July 3, 2014. Mukono, Uganda: 2nd Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School & Communit­y. Saturday, July 5, 2014. Sunday, July 6, 2014. Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members. Monday, July 7, 2014.

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