The world's first bitcoin city will be built in El Salvador: there will be no taxes, and cryptocurrency will be mined with the help of a volcano
El Salvador is about to build a city called Bitcoin City. This was stated by the President of the country Nayib Bukele. What the city will look like and what residents will start to do, the newspaper said Esquire.
По словам президента, первый в мире криптовалютный город будет иметь округлую форму, а в его центре разместят выставочный комплекс в виде символа биткоина — ₿.
Bitcoin City is planned to be built in the eastern region of La Union. To supply the city with energy, a geothermal power plant will be built near the Konchagua volcano.
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Residents of this city will be able to mine cryptocurrency using the energy of the Konchagua volcano, and will also be exempt from paying all taxes (on profits, property, capital gains, etc.), except for VAT.
Along the Gulf of Fonseca, near a volcano, will live #bitcoincity: a place with no income, property, payroll or municipal taxes, Salvadoran President @nayibbukele announced at #bitcoinweek last night. ?https://t.co/yJcHknpdJB pic.twitter.com/bS1mOEGX4b
- CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) November 21, 2021
To finance the construction, the country's authorities will issue tokenized ten-year bonds worth $ 1 billion: $ 500 million will be invested in bitcoin for five years, the remaining half will be spent on urban infrastructure and mining stations.
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El Salvador is the first country in the world where bitcoin is recognized as a legal tender. The corresponding law came into force on September 7.
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