State-run El Salvador Bank Accepts 200 Bitcoin ATMs as Collateral for USD 1.5M Loan – Report
A state-owned bank in El Salvador has reportedly handed out a crypto firm a loan of over USD 1.5m – accepting 200 bitcoin (BTC) ATMs as collateral. The development was reported by El Diario de Hoy’s ElSalvador.com, which...
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A state-owned bank in El Salvador has reportedly handed out a crypto firm a loan of over USD 1.5m – accepting 200 bitcoin (BTC) ATMs as collateral.
The development was reported by El Diario de Hoy’s ElSalvador.com, which wrote that it had obtained access to documents proving that the Banco Hipotecario de El Salvador (Mortgage Bank of El Salvador) had signed off on the loan, which valued each machine at USD 7,760. The loan’s warranty period is 36 months....
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