According to The Bitcoin Historian, Panamanian congressman Solis has called on the national government to create a "Bitcoin (BITCOIN) reserve."
According to Cointelegraph, Mayer Mizrachi, the mayor of Panama City, may have hinted at the establishment of a city-level bitcoin reserve after meeting with two Salvadoran bitcoin policy leaders. Mizrachi posted the "Bitcoin Reserve" message on social platform X on May 16 after meeting with Salvadoran bitcoin consultant Max Keiser and the head of the bitcoin office, Stacy Herbert. The trio also discussed how Panama and El Salvador are using renewable energy to promote bitcoin mining, while Pana...
Mayer Mizrachi, the mayor of Panama City, announced on April 15 that the capital of Panama will accept cryptocurrency for payment of taxes and municipal fees, including bus tickets and permits, joining a growing number of jurisdictions around the world that have voted to accept such payments. Mizrachi announced on the X platform that once the cryptocurrency-to-fiat payment track is established, Panama City will begin accepting bitcoin, ether, Circle's USDC, and Tether's USDT stablecoin as paymen...
According to the British Financial Times, US Defense Secretary Hegseth will visit Panama as the United States presses Panama on the canal issue.
The US State Department: US government ships can now pass through the Panama Canal free of charge.
After publicly expressing his desire for the United States to take back control of the Panama Canal and acquire Danish-controlled Greenland, US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military or economic action on Monday. Asked at a press conference whether he would refrain from using military or economic coercion in Panama and Greenland, Trump said: "No, I can't assure you of either...
According to official news, Worldcoin has announced the launch of its World ID verification service in Panama.