El Salvador president Nayib Bukele confirmed that the El Salvadorian government purchased its first 200 Bitcoin (BTC) yesterday, ahead of the implementation of the new $150 million Bitcoin fund that passed last week. At current prices, the purchase was worth just over $10 million. This purchase will be the first of many as El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.
Popular cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, has launched its own NFT marketplace. The NFT marketplace will be available for customers in both the U.S. and other locations as FTX looks to capitalize on the booming NFT market.
Bitfinex has launched a new trading platform called Bitfinex Securities, allowing small and medium-sized businesses to list their tokenized equities, bonds, funds and even raise capital! CTO Paolo Ardoino said: "We are basically trying to eat the lunch of London Stock Exchange and other traditional stock exchanges."
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- El Salvador Purchases First 200 Bitcoin
- FTX Launches NFT Minting Platform
- Bitfinex Launches Trading Platform Bitfinex Securities