On June 8, 2021, President Nayib Bukele declared bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, effective September 7, 2021. But the surf town of El Zonte boasts a two-year head start. In fact, nearly all of ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Update 9/7: Bitcoin will officially go into effect as a form of legal tender as of 3:00 PM EST today. The El Salvadorian governnment has ...

On June 5, at a conference in Miami, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the Central American country is in the process of adopting bitcoin as legal tender: a move that would make El ...

Investing in crypto is a risky business — particularly when you’re betting with a country’s future. It’s nonetheless a gamble that El Salvador’s president has been eager to make. Nayib Bukele’s ...

The fiercest voices of dissent against President Nayib Bukele have long feared a widespread crackdown. They weathered police raids on their homes, watched their friends being thrown into jail and ...

Twenty years ago El Salvador replaced its domestic currency, the colón, with the U.S. dollar. Now the country's president, Nayib Bukele, wants to take what seems to be an equally drastic step with his ...

Update 9/7: Bitcoin will officially go into effect as a form of legal tneder as of 3:00 PM EST today. The El Salvadorian governnment has set up around 200 bitcoin ATMs around the country as businesses ...