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Bitcoin Country No More? El Salvador Bends To Secure IMF Loan

El Salvador has reached an agreement with IMF staff to secure a $3.5 billion funding package, but not without consequences that could hit Nayib Bukele's grandiose vision of a "Bitcoin country."

International Business Times

$BTC Hits $108,000 As Experts Clash Over US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

Bitcoin once again hit another price record Tuesday night amid optimism over a U.S. $BTC reserve, but not everyone is convinced a Bitcoin fund will work – what are the experts saying?

International Business Times

Democracy across the Americas is in crisis

Political crises are rocking several nations of the Americas. From El Salvador and Venezuela to Bolivia, Argentina and the United States, political crises are posing serious challenges to democratic institutions.

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Trump Is Also Approaching El Salvador About Potentially Receiving Deportees

The transition team has reached out to the country through back channels. It is unclear whether the Bukele government will be open to the possibility

Latin Times

El Salvador's New Cybersecurity Laws Raise Concerns Over Media Freedom

Proponents call it modernization, but watchdogs see a path to censorship.

Reason

Bitcoin Tops $106,000 For The First Time – What's Next For World's Top Crypto?

Bitcoin has exceeded $106,000, breaking its previous all-time highs amid high hopes for an American national strategic $BTC reserve after Texas, a pro-crypto state, introduced a bill to establish a state Bitcoin reserve.

International Business Times

Who Is Ronald Johnson, The CIA Veteran and Bukele Ally Chosen By Trump To Be The Next U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

With decades of experience in the CIA and military, Johnson forged a strong partnership with President Bukele to combat gang violence in El Salvador

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What could Trump’s return to the White House mean for Latin America?

Analysts say US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term is poised to bolster far-right groups and strain trade ties.

Al Jazeera

Trump Passes Over Kari Lake In His Choice For Ambassador To Mexico

Ronald Johnson, a former ambassador to El Salvador, has been chosen for the post.

Latin Times

President's Push To Scrap Gold Mining Ban Causes Outcry In El Salvador

El Salvador's gang-busting strongman President Nayib Bukele has set out on a new mission: to kickstart his country's sputtering economy by inviting back the mining companies that were barred seven years ago.

International Business Times

El Salvador Relaxes Bitcoin Rules To Seal $1.3 Billion Loan

El Salvador close to $1.3B loan deal with IMF, contingent on changes to Bitcoin policy and fiscal deficit reduction. President Bukele focuses on economic revival and foreign investment.

Benzinga

El Salvador's Bitcoin Investment Reaches 0 Million

El Salvador's bitcoin adoption and soaring value spark celebrations, protests, and concerns.

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Beatriz v El Salvador: the abortion case that could set a precedent across Latin America

Activists targeted as US-linked hard-right campaigns sow disinformation ahead of inter-American court of human rights ruling on case of woman who was denied abortion in 2013

The Guardian - UK

Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining

The Roman Catholic Church has called on the president of El Salvador not to lift the country's ban on gold mining

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International Business Times

El Salvador And Bhutan – How Two Small Nations Led The National Bitcoin Reserve Race

El Salvador and Bhutan are making headlines in recent months as their Bitcoin strategies have paid off significantly with $BTC's price surge since the 2024 U.S. elections – what brought these two small countries to the spotlight?

The Independent UK

El Salvador president proposes ending country's metals mining ban

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country and called his nation’s 7-year-old ban on metals mining “absurd.”

Benzinga

Pro-Bitcoin Trump Administration Could See El Salvador Emerging As US 'Strategic Partner,' Says VanEck

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.

The Guardian - US

El Salvador ex-president among 11 to face trial for 1989 murder of Jesuits

Army killing of six priests, their housekeeper and her daughter was one of civil war’s most notorious crimes

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Bitfinex Launches First-Ever Tokenized US Treasuries In Latin America Under El Salvador Framework

Bitfinex Securities has launched Latin America's first tokenized U.S. securities, marking a milestone in the region's access to such markets and setting a high bar for other aspiring issuers to follow.

Fortune

Two small countries bet on Bitcoin—and it's paying off big time

Bhutan and El Salvador have seen their Bitcoin holdings soar beyond $1 billion and $500 million, respectively.

Top News

Murder Suspect Attempting To Flee To El Salvador Apprehended

CBP officers apprehend murder suspect at Washington Dulles International Airport trying to flee to El Salvador.

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