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Here’s how blockchains are helping to advance the global energy grid

Governments and environmentalists are quick to criticize the amount of electricity Bitcoin mining uses, but investors’ growing interest in crypto is leading to positive steps in the energy sector.

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El Salvador Treasury Minister States Ukraine-Russia Conflict Disrupted Bitcoin Prices, Volcano Bonds Still on Hold

Alejandro Zelaya, Treasury minister of El Salvador, explained that the conflict happening currently between Ukraine and Russia has influenced the price of bitcoin on international markets, disrupting it. Due to…

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Bitcoin bond still on hold, El Salvador accused of human rights violations

El Salvador’s finance minister believes the ongoing price volatility of Bitcoin means the awaited “Bitcoin bond” won't be launched anytime soon. Meanwhile the country faces a “human rights crisis.”

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Survey: Most Salvadorans Still Not Convinced About Bitcoin as Legal Tender

A survey conducted recently by the Center for Citizen Studies of the Francisco Gavidia University, a private institution in El Salvador, has found that more than half of the Salvadorans…

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Falling Bitcoin price doesn’t affect El Salvador’s strategy: ‘Now it’s time to buy more,’ reveals Deputy Dania Gonzalez

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, a policymaker from El Salvador reveals how BTC has been helping the country change people's lives.

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Bitcoin Law’s Article 7 is Only Aimed at Big Corporations, says El Salvador President

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has clarified that the nation’s Bitcoin law only mandated Bitcoin acceptance among large corporations, rather than small merchants. When the law took effect, its contentious…

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