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    • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
      Bitcoin
      El Salvador hasn’t defaulted. Don’t thank Bitcoin

      Bagholder Bukele learns the old ways are sometimes the best

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Inside El Salvador’s mega-prison: the jail giving inmates less space than livestock

      FT analysis finds 40,000 detainees would have just 0.6 sq metres of cell space each in ‘city of crime’

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      News in-depthPress freedom
      Press freedoms erode under Central America’s strongmen

      Arrest of prominent journalist in Guatemala highlights the increasing threats from authoritarian rulers

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      El Salvador’s president to run for re-election despite constitutional ban

      Popular but controversial leader Nayib Bukele is known for adopting bitcoin as legal tender

    • Tuesday, 23 August, 2022
      El Salvador plans 40,000-inmate mega-prison in ‘war against gangs’

      President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown is popular in nation tired of years of bloodletting

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Morena Herrera
      America should heed the suffering caused by El Salvador’s abortion ban

      US states which outlaw terminations following the revocation of Roe v Wade will see a rise in preventable maternal deaths

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      El Salvador seeks to allay default fears with sovereign bond buyback

      Central American country’s debt has traded at deep discount since it adopted bitcoin as legal tender

    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      FT MagazineGillian Tett
      The supposed method in El Salvador’s crypto madness

      The perspective on bitcoin looks different from an emerging market vantage

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      Bitcoin
      El Bagholder strikes again

      El Salvador’s president is frittering more of his country’s money away

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
      What is a ‘softish’ landing? Premium content

      And El Salvador’s bitcoin debacle

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      El Salvador’s gang crackdown prompts fears of growing authoritarianism

      Alleged deal between government and gangsters to quell violence appears to have collapsed in dramatic fashion

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      FT Asset Management
      Behind the scenes of Martin Gilbert’s eclectic second act

      Plus, El Salvador’s ‘volcano token’, FTSE 100 leads UK equities and Frank Auerbach in Petworth

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
      #techFT
      Capitol Hill’s crypto caucus Premium content

      Bain closes on Toshiba deal, SoftBank’s slowdown, Samsung’s new Neo

    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      News in-depthBitcoin
      El Salvador courts crypto ‘whales’ as traditional investors shun bitcoin bond

      Potential buyers still lack information on legal framework underpinning 'volcano token' deal

    • Monday, 21 March, 2022
      FTfm
      Bitcoin bond set for baptism of fire in El Salvador

      Analysts are sceptical about other countries following El Salvador into crypto-based borrowing

    • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
      News in-depth
      El Salvador prepares to launch bitcoin bond: ‘If this fails, a lot of doors close’

      President Nayib Bukele is relying on crypto fans to boost finances amid growing criticism from US and IMF

    • Friday, 28 January, 2022
      El Hodlador suffers an IMF counterattack

      Remembering the great meme power wars of 2022, a retrospective time capsule of the El Hodlador fracas.

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      IMF urges El Salvador to ditch bitcoin as legal tender

      Criticism comes as President Nayib Bukele doubles down on crypto bet despite recent volatility

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      Emerging markets
      El Salvador’s ‘bitcoin bonds’ plan gets wary reception from fund managers

      Investors say Nayib Bukele’s scheme could push the country further away from access to traditional debt markets

    • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
      Cryptocurrencies
      El Salvador plans ‘bitcoin city’ powered by volcano

      President of central American nation says project will be financed by $1bn of bonds

    • Friday, 10 September, 2021
      News in-depth
      El Salvador endures bumpy first week with bitcoin as legal tender

      Bankers and crypto-enthusiasts watch on as central American nation embarks on monetary experiment

    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
      Cryptocurrencies
      El Salvador’s bet on bitcoin adds to investors’ political jitters

      Bond sell-off exacerbated by fears about president’s increasing authoritarianism

    • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
      Bitcoin
      El Salvador’s bitcoin debut stumbles over tech problems

      Digital currency’s price falls during closely watched rollout of Central American country’s new legal tender

    • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
      LexBitcoin
      Bitcoin: El Salvador’s experiment does not warrant cross-cryptocurrency price rise Premium content

      Moves reflect a soupy mixture of low rates, nerves and better investor access

    • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      El Salvador’s dangerous gamble on bitcoin

      Adopting cryptocurrency as legal tender risks economic stability and personal finances

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