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San Salvador’s historic centre.

This notorious country now deserves to be on your travel radar

Previously “the murder capital of the world”, this Central American country is now rated no more dangerous than Bali or Thailand.

  • Steve Madgwick

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Men and a soccer player carry an injured fan to the field of Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, where at least 12 people were killed in a crush.

Spectators crushed to death in stampede at El Salvador soccer stadium

A stampede occurred after “an avalanche” of fans are believed to have pushed through a gate.

  • Marcos Aleman
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a roundtable with government leaders and private sector representatives about migration on Monday.

Kamala Harris flags bid to keep Central American migrants at home

The US vice president is working with companies like Nestle and Target to create jobs and a more attractive life in crisis-hit countries.

  • Michael D. Shear
A young man is detained by the police, a suspect in a homicide near a market in San Salvador, El Salvador.

After dozens die in weekend of gang violence El Salvador declares state of emergency

The homicides appeared linked to the country’s notorious street gangs, who effectively control many neighbourhoods in El Salvador’s capital.

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele is staking a lot on Bitcoin.

The world should fear El Salvador’s bizarre bitcoin experiment

The president of El Salvador’s plan to build the world’s first volcano-powered “bitcoin city” was met with scepticism but as the initiative gets set to advance in coming days, there could be consequences for the rest of the world.

  • Ben Wright
Farmers hold signs emblazoned with messages against the country adopting bitcoin as legal tender in San Vicente, El Salvador.

El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment is off to a rocky start

A world-first trial by El Salvador of bitcoin as legal tender has been marred by glitches, opposition amid doubts about its purpose and effectiveness.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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A global phenomenon. An advertisement for Bitcoin on a tram in Hong Kong.

Innovation or ‘anarchy’? Bitcoin’s gains abroad underscore tensions at home

The true disruption caused by cryptocurrency may hit broader society rather than the banking sector, despite its objections.

  • Chris Zappone
IT-guy-in-chief: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.

IT guy-in-chief: El Salvador’s president tries to fix country’s bitcoin woes

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sent a stream of Twitter messages over the past 36 hours instructing users on how to download the government-backed Chivo.

  • Nelson Renteria
Farmers hold signs emblazoned with messages against the country adopting bitcoin as legal tender in San Vicente, El Salvador.

‘Great step forward’: El Salvador’s world-first adoption met with protest, technical glitches

Earlier, Salvadorans trying to download the Chivo digital wallet found it was unavailable on popular app stores.

  • Wilfredo Pineda
Superannuation funds are contemplating how to meet increasing investor demand for crypto exposure, without compromising the long-term strategy or risk profiles of their funds.

Bitcoin price crashes as the biggest test in its 12-year history makes a rocky start

El Salvador’s experiment using bitcoin had a less than ideal start as its price crashed on its first day as legal tender, while the rollout was hampered by technical glitches.

  • Michael McDonald and Ezra Fieser

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