Who's winning after El Salvador's Bitcoin shift? These business owners came out on top. While some small business owners saw gains wiped out when the cryptocurrency crashed, others kept their new wealth. Here’s how. Jonathan Laguán 4.14.22 7:11 PM Crypto
Meet Samson Mow, the architect of El Salvador’s soon-to-debut Bitcoin bonds A former chief strategy officer of Blockstream, Mow played a key role in designing the upcoming bond offering. He is one of a growing number of crypto promoters the country has been consulting. Jonathan Laguán 3.22.22 7:01 PM Crypto
El Salvador's small merchants see lure of Bitcoin riches snatched away as crypto prices crash Business owners began accepting Bitcoin after the country made it legal tender last year. But things haven’t gone smoothly. Jonathan Laguán 3.7.22 10:31 PM Crypto
Who is American journalist Max Keiser and why is he advising El Salvador on bitcoin bonds? The stockbroker-turned-broadcaster for Russian state-owned media company RT is also a bitcoin influencer. Now he's talking to El Salvador's government. Jonathan Laguán 1.31.22 9:17 PM Crypto
Why crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried and bitcoin maximalist Max Keiser think the U.S. dollar’s reign is over The pair delivered remarks on the future of crypto at a conference in El Salvador, the first country to make bitcoin legal tender. Jonathan Laguán 11.30.21 7:55 PM Crypto
Bitcoin was supposed to help El Salvador with remittances, but thanks to broken ATMs and error messages, payments are going missing Some Salvadorans are abandoning Bitcoin remittances for more traditional transfers, citing faulty ATMs and a lack of knowledge about Bitcoin, just one month after the Chivo Wallet system was launched. Jonathan Laguán 10.20.21 9:43 PM Crypto