US State Department Official Wants El Salvador to ‘Ensure Bitcoin Is Well Reg...
The U.S. Department of State’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, Victoria Nuland, has explained during a press conference that the U.S. has urged El Salvador to be responsible with the country’s new bitcoin law. Nuland told the press that the U.S. was taking a “tough look at Bitcoin” and that Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele needs to “ensure that it is well regulated.” State Department Official Says US Is Taking a Tough Look at Bitcoin According to statements from a senior U.S. State Department official, the U.S. hopes El Salvador will be....
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Victoria Nuland said the United States was taking a "tough look at Bitcoin" following a major ransomware attack and suggested El Salvador take a similar approach. The U.S. Department of State’s Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said El Salvador should ensure Bitcoin is well regulated under its new legal framework.In a Wednesday press conference following a meeting with President Nayib Bukele, Nuland said the United States was taking a “tough look at Bitcoin” following the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline and suggested El Salvador take a similar....
Mexican crypto exchange Bitso is announced as a core partner for El Salvador's state-issued BTC wallet. Bitso, a major cryptocurrency exchange in Latin America, will be the core crypto service provider for El Salvador’s official Bitcoin (BTC) wallet known as Chivo.In conjunction with Bitcoin becoming legal tender in El Salvador, Bitso announced on Sept. 7 that the firm would assist El Salvador in launching the state-supported BTC wallet alongside companies like Silvergate Bank, digital currency company Athena Bitcoin and blockchain firm Algorand.Silvergate Bank, a California....
Image via Stanford University. San Francisco-based Ripple Labs, the startup behind the digital payment network Ripple, has appointed a former US State Department official as an advisor. Speaking about her new role, Anja Manuel said she was excited to build on Ripple's "impressive momentum" and looking forward to help it gain international traction. "Ripple is uniquely designed to lower both the costs and risks inherent to domestic and cross-border payment systems," she added. The former US State Department official said: "It has the potential to expand the global economy through increased....
Something is rotten in the state of El Salvador. The first nation to declare BTC as legal tender received no other than the infamous Brock Pierce. An “Official Delegation of Bitcoin Ambassadors” reportedly met with President Bukele and other government officials. However, is there such thing as an “official delegation” of a decentralized protocol? No, […]
Bitcoin firm Ripple Labs followed the footsteps of other cryptocurrency companies hiring former fed officials to join their group, as they recently welcomed former US State Department official Anja Manuel to their strategic advisory board. In her work at the US State Department, Manuel has been part of the negotiating team for the US-India civilian nuclear accord and contributed to developing US policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. At the moment, she also works with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, and former Secretary of....