Category: Nayib Bukele

El Salvador President Bukele Purchases 21 Bitcoins on Dec. 21

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele bought another 21 bitcoins on Dec. 21 to mark the 21st day of the last month of the 21st year of the 21st century. Bukele announced the tongue-twisting bitcoin purchase on Twitter on Tuesday night, adding that he made the purchase at exactly 21:00 local time. The president shared a screenshot…


El Salvador’s President Says Will Send Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

SAN SALVADOR—El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday that he will send a bill to Congress next week to make bitcoin legal tender in the Central American nation, touting its potential to help Salvadorans living abroad send remittances home. “In the short term this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands…