Adopting Bitcoin: El Salvador Has Work To Do, But The Experiment Is Worth Celebrating

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Visiting El Salvador for the Adopting Bitcoin conference showed that the country’s experiment needs more time, but is worth celebrating. This is an opinion editorial by Rikki, author and co-host of the “Bitcoin Italia,” and “Stupefatti” podcasts. He is one half of the Bitcoin Explorers, along with Laura, who chronicle Bitcoin adoption around the world, …

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Paraguay Legislature Fails To Pass Bill Regulating Bitcoin Mining

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The country did not pass a bill that would have clarified rules regarding the cost of electricity imposed on bitcoin miners. The Paraguay legislature did not pass a bill that would have regulated cryptocurrency mining in the country. The bill, originally passed in July of 2022, was subsequently vetoed by President Mario Abdo Benítez in …

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Bitcoin App Strike Launches Instant, Cheap Remittances To Africa

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People in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana can now receive instant, low-cost remittance payments in local currency through Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Bitcoin payments app Strike said in a statement Tuesday that it had launched Send Globally, a new feature that lets U.S. users instantly and cheaply send money to Africa. “With exorbitant fees to transfer funds …

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