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Buying the Dip? Microstrategy, El Salvador Acquire More Bitcoin

While bitcoin’s price fell about 8% Friday around $54,237, MicroStrategy said it bought 7,002 bitcoins for about $414 million in cash during its fiscal fourth quarter. Similarly, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said he bought 100 more bitcoins at “a discount” as broader markets tumbled on new COVID-19 variant fear.

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Bitcoin's Price Trajectory Ahead of Thanksgiving Weekend

CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses what to make of bitcoin's price trajectory as the cryptocurrency is holding support above its 100-day moving average of $53,700. Plus, potential headwinds out of India amid talks of a bill banning cryptocurrencies in the country, and reactions to Salvadoran Ambassador to U.S. saying bitcoin challenges the U.S.' monetary authority.

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Bumili ang El Salvador ng 100 Higit pang Bitcoins bilang Crypto Market Falls

Sinabi ng Pangulo ng El Salvador na si Nayib Bukele sa isang tweet na binili niya ang mga barya sa "isang diskwento."

Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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IMF: Bitcoin Should Not Be Legal Tender in El Salvador

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated bitcoin should not be used as legal tender in El Salvador, saying its plans to acquire more BTC will require a “very careful analysis” of implications for its financial stability. It also questioned President Nayib Bukele’s announcement of a $1 billion bitcoin-backed bond.

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Salvadoran Ambassador to US: Hinahamon ng Bitcoin ang Iyong Awtoridad

Ang ibang mga bansa ay "Social Media sa aming pamumuno" sa Bitcoin, sabi ni Mayorga sa CoinDesk TV.

El Salvador’s Ambassador to the United States Milena Mayorga said other countries may follow its leadership on adopting bitcoin as legal tender, on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover." (CoinDesk TV)

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El Salvador: Sino ang Kailangan ng IMF Kapag May Bitcoin Ka?

Ang IMF ay isang brutal na bully na patuloy na nagdedeklara ng kabutihan nito. It's about time na may umatras.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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El Salvador’s Ambassador to US on Central American Country’s Bitcoin Ambitions

Milena Mayorga, Ambassador of El Salvador to the U.S., discusses El Salvador’s bitcoin ambitions following President Nayib Bukele’s plans for the world’s first “Bitcoin City”– a low-tax, net-zero municipality financed primarily by a $1 billion bitcoin bond listed on Bitfinex.

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El Salvador Wants to Build ‘Bitcoin City’ With Major Tax Incentives

El Salvador, the only country where bitcoin is a legal tender, is going to build an entire city based on the largest cryptocurrency by market value. “Bitcoin City” will have no income, property, capital gains or payroll taxes.

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Política

Ang ' Bitcoin City' Fantasy

Paano kaya ang mababang buwis, net-zero startup na munisipyo?

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