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BERLIN, El Salvador (Reuters) - James and Nicki Malcolm moved to El Salvador from New Zealand to be part of a bitcoin dream sold by President Nayib Bukele in 2021 when he made the Central American nation the first in the world to accept the cryptocurrency as legal tender.
After a recent announcement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow US-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track bitcoin, El Salvador president Nayib Bukele's deputy said the government will be doubling down on its crypto law in a second term.
Singaporean electronics manufacturer SP Manufacturing is expanding into the US with the opening of a new design and development centre in San Diego, California.
If everything goes smoothly, a planned $5.4 million dredging project could begin as early as next February or March and be finished within 6 to 9 months to restore ocean access to the Puna community.
Hawaiian Volcano Education and Resilience Institute was formed by residents directly affected by the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano.