Nayib Bukele

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele says he will incarcerate convicted criminals from the U.S. in his country, a macabre offer that is being praised as an "unprecedented" by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Bukele made the proposal while hosting Rubio at his residence near San Salvador on...

El Salvador cashed in on the market slump Monday to add 11 Bitcoins (CRYPTO: BTC), worth over $1 million, to its strategic reserve. What happened: The Central American nation increased its daily purchases to 11, which is 10 more than the one Bitcoin per day policy, according to its treasury...

El Salvador's Congress passed a legislative amendment on Wednesday to alter the country's Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) policy, making its acceptance voluntary rather than mandatory. What Happened: The move, introduced by President Nayib Bukele, was approved as part of efforts to meet conditions set by the...

Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, suggested that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) might soon be available at a reduced price. What Happened: Bukele’s comment came after a federal judge allowed the U.S. government to sell 69,370 Bitcoins, valued at $6.5 billion, seized from the Silk Road case...

While it's only three days into the new year, Jan. 3 marks an important anniversary and a day the cryptocurrency world is celebrating. On this day, 16 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), forever changing the world of cryptocurrency. To celebrate the 16th...

El Salvador made full use of the market drop Thursday by buying as many as 11 Bitcoins (CRYPTO: BTC), worth over a million dollars, for its reserve. What happened: According to the National Bitcoin Office, an agency tasked by President Nayib Bukele to oversee all things related to the leading...

El Salvador is close to finalizing a $1.3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), expected within two to three weeks. The deal is contingent on significant changes to the country's Bitcoin policy and measures to reduce its fiscal deficit, Financial Times reported, quoting...

President-elect Donald Trump and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele took to social media to react to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surging past the historic $100,000 mark, reaching a high of $103,679 on Thursday morning. The cryptocurrency is currently trading at $102,200, up 7.7% over the last 24 hours...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), some sixteen years after its inception as a lesser-known decentralized digital money, is now worth over $100,000. Yes, you heard it right! What happened: The world's largest digital asset breached the historic frontier, Wednesday night, after tantalizing the cryptocurrency...

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. What Happened: A report penned by Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research, took stock of the Central American...

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele floated the idea of a “rent your volcano to mine Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)” policy in the wake of the country’s successful geothermal-powered mining venture. What Happened: On Sunday, Bukele took to X to share the success of El Salvador’s...

The week has been a whirlwind of cryptocurrency news, with El Salvador’s Bitcoin gamble paying off and Standard Chartered predicting a massive surge in the digital assets market. Meanwhile, Detroit is set to become the first major U.S. city to accept cryptocurrency for taxes and other city...

Prominent Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bull Max Keiser said that El Salvador under President Nayib Bukele was achieving the ‘American Dream' with the help of the apex cryptocurrency. What happened: During an interview with Fox Business Monday, Keiser, who serves as the senior Bitcoin adviser to the El...

Editor’s Note: The headline in this story has been updated El Salvador President Nayib Bukele touted his standing as the most popular world leader, with nearly 90% approval ratings. What Happened: On Sunday, Bukele wrote, “It's nice to be on top,” in response to a post by widely...

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele donated Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to well-known philanthropist Shin Fujiyama to help raise funds to build schools in the Central American nation of Honduras. What Happened: On Wednesday, Stacy Herbert, Director of El Salvaodor's National Bitcoin Office, shared that...