Nayib Bukele

After spending most of 2022 trading between about $48,000 and $33,000, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Monday took a decisively bearish posture, plunging to $30,500 in a drop of over 11% in 24 hours. What Happened: As the biggest and oldest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin sets the tone for the entire crypto...

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said he is canceling his participation in the upcoming Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) conference due to “unforeseen circumstances” in his home country. What Happened: The Salvadoran leader’s announcement was made in a letter shared by The Bitcoin...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has taken a dig at U.S. President Joe Biden after a Senate proposal called for an investigation into potential risks arising from his country’s adoption of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What Happened: Bukele took to Twitter to post a video of Biden talking...

El Salvador's treasury minister Alejandro Zelaya recently expressed his anger over the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) sustained pressure to drop Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as legal tender in his country, and said that it will have no result. What Happened:...

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele is going all bullish on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) despite a recent lull in price action. At the time of publication, Bitcoin was trading at $37,227, down 1.96% in the last 24 hours. At present prices, Bitcoin is down 45.89% from all-time highs of $69,000...

El Salvador is down more than 20% on its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investments, which began in September 2021. What Happened: Over the past few months, the nation has been steadily acquiring the apex cryptocurrency, even as it has lost 50% of its value. El Salvador purchased 200 BTC worth $9.34 million...

Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden took aim at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for dishing out advice to El Salvador on its use of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as legal tender. What Happened: Snowden tweeted to his 5 million followers on Monday that “Somebody sounds nervous”...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-founder Billy Markus replied to a tweet from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Saturday, which showed the president wearing a McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) uniform. The image is part of a long-running joke about getting a job at the fast-food chain during...

The sell-off seen in the crypto space is continuing into the weekend, and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the apex crypto, is no exception. Bitcoin-backer and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, unsurprisingly, is seeing the weakness as a buying opportunity. What Happened: Bukele said in a late Friday...

El Salvador President and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bull Nayib Bukele said Tuesday that the government was sending a slew of bills to the country’s Congress to “cover and guarantee” Bitcoin-denominated Volcano Bonds. What Happened: The Salvadoran leader said on Twitter that the...

Jan. 3, 2009 could go down as one of the most important dates in the world of cryptocurrency. On this day 13 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and changed the world of cryptocurrency forever. To celebrate the 13th birthday of Bitcoin, here are 13 fun facts...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bull and President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele has six predictions for the apex crypto in 2022. Bukele announced his prognostications to his 3.2 million Twitter followers on Jan. 1. El Salvador's Bitcoin Thrust: El Salvador has the distinction of being the first...

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is buying Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to mark the twenty-first day of the twenty-first year of the twenty-first century. What Happened: The Salvadoran leader said the country is purchasing 21 BTC to mark the occasion. I’m holding the purchase till 21:21:21...

El Salvador has been pushing businesses in the country to accept Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as it became the world’s first nation to adopt the apex cryptocurrency as legal tender earlier this year, but one apex coin bull thinks that this sort of approach may not be ideal. What Happened:...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says that his country will build a "Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) City" based on the apex cryptocurrency.  The world's first "Bitcoin City" will be located along the Gulf of Fonseca near a volcano. The president said the government...