El Salvador changes Bitcoin rules

The lesson of El Salvador’s failed Bitcoin experiment
El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment ends as IMF loans loom. There are significant implications for developing nations seeking economic autonomy.
El Salvador Walks Back Its Bitcoin Law
Four years after becoming the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador is taking a step back. The Legislative Assembly has approved changes to the country's Bitcoin Law, effectively removing bitcoin's status as legal currency.
Bitcoin Bonanza: El Salvador's Bold Move to Expand Crypto Holdings
Increased Bitcoin buys in El Salvador El Salvador has speeded up its Bitcoin purchase. The country recently bought two more BTC on 1, 2025. Currently, the total holding of El Salvador is now at 6,055 BTC
El Salvador Backs Away From Its Bitcoin Experiment
In order to accept a $1.4 billion loan from the IMF, El Salvador had to change some of its cryptocurrency laws.
El Salvador changes Bitcoin rules to qualify for $1.4 billion in IMF cash
Recently, officials in the Central American country of El Salvador approved amendments to its controversial Bitcoin law in order to guarantee a $1.4 billion loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
El Salvador's bitcoin dream falters despite lofty crypto hub ambitions
El Salvador has quietly scaled back its ambitious cryptocurrency experiment, marking a significant reversal of President Nayib Bukele's vision to transform the small Central American nation into a bitcoin paradise.
El Salvador amends bitcoin law following IMF loan deal
The government secured a $1.4bn loan from the IMF, prompting a cautious approach to Bitcoin after the lender's recommendation.
El Salvador’s Evolving Bitcoin Policy Amid IMF Constraints
El Salvador has recently updated its cryptocurrency policy following an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that imposes limits on the official use of Bitcoin. Under the IMF conditions formalized in December as part of a $1.
El Salvador buys 12 Bitcoin in a day, bringing reserve to 6,068 BTC
El Salvador has again stocked up its growing Bitcoin reserve, buying 12 Bitcoin in the last day amid a dip in the crypto ...
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El Salvador Abandons Bitcoin as Legal Tender After Failed Experiment
Bitcoin was never used by most Salvadorans, its modern city was never built, and now it will cease to be legal tender in El Salvador, the first country in the world to adopt it in 2021: a ...
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Failure or 5D chess? El Salvador IMF deal walks back Bitcoin adoption
El Salvador has rescinded Bitcoin’s status as a full legal tender in order to close a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), leaving Bitcoin (BTC) advocates split over what this ...
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Athena Bitcoin Global CEO Matias Goldenhörn to Speak at Plan ₿ Forum El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / Athena Bitcoin Global proudly announces that its CEO, Matias Goldenhörn, will be a featured panelist at the upcoming Plan ...