{"id":87798,"date":"2023-12-03T12:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=87798"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:07:04","slug":"colombias-president-becomes-bitcoin-holder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/colombias-president-becomes-bitcoin-holder\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia&#8217;s president becomes Bitcoin holder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia&#8217;s President Gustavo Petro became the owner of the first cryptocurrency. He received 100,000 satoshis (0.001 BTC or $39.40). This was announced by former Blockstream chief strategic development officer and JAN3 CEO Samson Mow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The President of Colombia is now a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> HODLer for sure. 100,000 sats to be exact. \u2615\ufe0f?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dKbnTRtcAI\">pic.twitter.com\/dKbnTRtcAI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samson Mow (@Excellion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Excellion\/status\/1730410549156937982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\n<cite>&#8220;We are going to open several working groups in public administration and local communities, in associated worker cooperatives to strengthen them with new technologies,&#8221; Petro said.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the president, digital assets have already &#8220;paved the way&#8221; for the world and will continue to develop. He called the crypto industry &#8220;promising for people&#8217;s welfare&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petrogustavo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@petrogustavo<\/a> for the welcoming message. We\u2019re excited help Colombia to move forward. And don\u2019t lose your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a>! ?\u2764\ufe0f?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7HZNJeGgtr\">pic.twitter.com\/7HZNJeGgtr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samson Mow (@Excellion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Excellion\/status\/1730404419546583246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The initiative could become the first step toward legalising Bitcoin as legal tender by a Latin American country. In autumn 2021, El Salvador enacted a law on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-legalises-bitcoin-as-government-buys-550-btc\">recognition of the first cryptocurrency<\/a> as legal tender.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Vice President F\u00e9lix Ulloa described the decision <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-officials-discuss-bitcoins-role-in-the-countrys-revival\">the most important element in exiting the crisis<\/a>. According to him, the legalisation of Bitcoin attracted in El Salvador <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitfinex-to-donate-over-1-million-to-small-businesses-in-el-salvador\">new investors<\/a> and helped spark the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-links-tourism-boom-to-bitcoin-legalization\">tourism boom<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia&#8217;s President Gustavo Petro became the owner of the first cryptocurrency. He received 100,000 satoshis (0.001 BTC or $39.40). 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