Nayib Bukele

El Salvador made full use of the market drop Thursday by buying as many as 11 Bitcoins (CRYPTO: BTC), worth over a million dollars, for its reserve. What happened: According to the National Bitcoin Office, an agency tasked by President Nayib Bukele to oversee all things related to the leading...

El Salvador is close to finalizing a $1.3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), expected within two to three weeks. The deal is contingent on significant changes to the country's Bitcoin policy and measures to reduce its fiscal deficit, Financial Times reported, quoting...

President-elect Donald Trump and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele took to social media to react to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surging past the historic $100,000 mark, reaching a high of $103,679 on Thursday morning. The cryptocurrency is currently trading at $102,200, up 7.7% over the last 24 hours...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), some sixteen years after its inception as a lesser-known decentralized digital money, is now worth over $100,000. Yes, you heard it right! What happened: The world's largest digital asset breached the historic frontier, Wednesday night, after tantalizing the cryptocurrency...

Asset management firm VanEck expressed optimism at El Salvador’s bold Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bet, terming it as a model of innovation for the emerging world. What Happened: A report penned by Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research, took stock of the Central American...

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele floated the idea of a “rent your volcano to mine Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)” policy in the wake of the country’s successful geothermal-powered mining venture. What Happened: On Sunday, Bukele took to X to share the success of El Salvador’s...

The week has been a whirlwind of cryptocurrency news, with El Salvador’s Bitcoin gamble paying off and Standard Chartered predicting a massive surge in the digital assets market. Meanwhile, Detroit is set to become the first major U.S. city to accept cryptocurrency for taxes and other city...

Prominent Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bull Max Keiser said that El Salvador under President Nayib Bukele was achieving the ‘American Dream' with the help of the apex cryptocurrency. What happened: During an interview with Fox Business Monday, Keiser, who serves as the senior Bitcoin adviser to the El...

Editor’s Note: The headline in this story has been updated El Salvador President Nayib Bukele touted his standing as the most popular world leader, with nearly 90% approval ratings. What Happened: On Sunday, Bukele wrote, “It's nice to be on top,” in response to a post by widely...

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele donated Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to well-known philanthropist Shin Fujiyama to help raise funds to build schools in the Central American nation of Honduras. What Happened: On Wednesday, Stacy Herbert, Director of El Salvaodor's National Bitcoin Office, shared that...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) advocate Jamie Robinson recently drew attention to digital displays exhibiting the price of the leading cryptocurrency in El Salvador, a sight visible to thousands of commuters daily. What Happened: On Saturday, Robinson took to X to highlight Bitcoin’s rising mainstream...

Influential tech mogul Elon Musk publicly praised a speech by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, in which he defended his administration against charges of stifling political opposition and restricting freedom of speech. What Happened: On Tuesday, the Tesla and Space X CEO took to X to commend a...

President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele visited Tesla Inc‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) gigafactory in Texas and spent several hours talking with company CEO Elon Musk, the leader said on Friday. What Happened: “It was a pleasure to spend several hours talking with one of the great minds of our time,...

Staunch Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) advocate Max Keiser slammed MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) co-founder Michael Saylor for casting aspersions on the Bitcoin strategy adopted by the Nayib Bukele-led El Salvador administration. What Happened: Keiser took to X on Thursday to respond to Saylor’s...