Puerto Rico News

Puerto Rico Defaults on Debt: Invest in Bitcoin Instead

JUL 03, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Puerto Rico has defaulted on $800 million of its general obligation bond debt, with no plans on paying it back. Smart investors go with Bitcoin instead.

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Bitcoin and Puerto Rico Condom Price Freeze

MAR 08, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

To combat the Zika virus, Puerto Rico instituted a price freeze to keep condom prices from exploding. Meanwhile, its economy needs stimulation. Bitcoin can help provide that growth.

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PayPal Pulls Out of Puerto Rico; Huge Opening for Bitcoin

SEP 08, 2015 | Evander Smart

The original online payment platform, PayPal, has decided to leave the populous island of Puerto Rico next month. The US territory has imposed a 2 percent take on any money transmission, forcing Paypal’s hand.

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Puerto Rico’s $72 billion in Debt ‘Unpayable’ as Island Seeks Bankruptcy

JUN 30, 2015 | Joseph Young

Puerto Rico, a commonwealth estimated to have roughly US$72 billion in debts, announced this week that the accumulated debt simply cannot be paid.

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Puerto Rico Defaults on Debt: Invest in Bitcoin Instead

JUL 03, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Puerto Rico has defaulted on $800 million of its general obligation bond debt, with no plans on paying it back. Smart investors go with Bitcoin instead.

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Bitcoin and Puerto Rico Condom Price Freeze

MAR 08, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

To combat the Zika virus, Puerto Rico instituted a price freeze to keep condom prices from exploding. Meanwhile, its economy needs stimulation. Bitcoin can help provide that growth.

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PayPal Pulls Out of Puerto Rico; Huge Opening for Bitcoin

SEP 08, 2015 | Evander Smart

The original online payment platform, PayPal, has decided to leave the populous island of Puerto Rico next month. The US territory has imposed a 2 percent take on any money transmission, forcing Paypal’s hand.

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Puerto Rico’s $72 billion in Debt ‘Unpayable’ as Island Seeks Bankruptcy

JUN 30, 2015 | Joseph Young

Puerto Rico, a commonwealth estimated to have roughly US$72 billion in debts, announced this week that the accumulated debt simply cannot be paid.

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Puerto Rico’s $72 billion in Debt ‘Unpayable’ as Island Seeks Bankruptcy

JUN 30, 2015 | Joseph Young

Puerto Rico, a commonwealth estimated to have roughly US$72 billion in debts, announced this week that the accumulated debt simply cannot be paid.

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Bitcoin and Puerto Rico Condom Price Freeze

MAR 08, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

To combat the Zika virus, Puerto Rico instituted a price freeze to keep condom prices from exploding. Meanwhile, its economy needs stimulation. Bitcoin can help provide that growth.

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PayPal Pulls Out of Puerto Rico; Huge Opening for Bitcoin

SEP 08, 2015 | Evander Smart

The original online payment platform, PayPal, has decided to leave the populous island of Puerto Rico next month. The US territory has imposed a 2 percent take on any money transmission, forcing Paypal’s hand.

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Puerto Rico Defaults on Debt: Invest in Bitcoin Instead

JUL 03, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Puerto Rico has defaulted on $800 million of its general obligation bond debt, with no plans on paying it back. Smart investors go with Bitcoin instead.

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