Bitfinex Securities El Salvador is initiating a tokenized debt offering to fund the development of a Hampton by Hilton hotel complex spanning 4,484 square meters at El Salvador International Airport.
In January, Bitfinex Securities became the inaugural regulated entity to obtain a license to operate in El Salvador under the country’s newly enacted Digital Asset Securities Law. This move anticipated a surge in demand for regulated investment vehicles, following the successful introduction of U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
At the time, the tokenized securities platform announced its acceptance of customer applications and outlined a pipeline of potential financial asset issuances projected to launch in the year’s first half.
The tokenized debt, issued by El Salvadoran firm Inversiones Laguardia S.A. de C.V., is poised to be the inaugural token to trade on the platform. Utilizing the Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain, the token will be denoted as HILSV and traded against U.S. dollars and Tether’s USDT stablecoin.
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El Salvador Leads The Way
El Salvador stands at the forefront of cryptocurrency adoption wherein Bitcoin is recognized as legal tender. Since June 2021, it has been the first country to embrace Bitcoin alongside the US dollar for everyday transactions, making significant strides in the global crypto landscape.
Under President Nayib Bukele, the government has initiated a groundbreaking project, where the state purchases one Bitcoin daily to bolster its reserves.
