Tokenized Metals in El Salvador’s Rules: Bitfinex Securities completed a record $50M raise for Alkemya via the ALKN token, a security backed by independently valued high-purity nickel wire (~$1.64B), with eligible subscriptions open until Oct. 15 and plans tied to engineered nickel for semiconductors, EMI shielding, green hydrogen, and aerospace/defense. Education Tech Push: President Nayib Bukele’s government is drawing international attention for a major education expansion—more than $3B annually (over 8% of GDP) plus 50,000 university/technical/vocational scholarships—paired with school connectivity, devices, teacher training, and AI tutoring plans. Workforce for Energy Infrastructure: ETESAL’s Universidad ETESAL program is partnering with universities and technical institutes to train future electrical engineers through real substation exposure, and it’s already feeding hiring pipelines for new grid professionals. Local AI Skills & Software Modernization: Ortus Solutions brought BoxLang and BoxLang AI to El Salvador’s business and tech leaders via a masterclass with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on practical AI integration without full rewrites. Bitcoin Payments Fade: A Bitcoin Core contributor in El Zonte says merchant Bitcoin use has become “practically non-existent,” with only one reported Bitcoin payment at a restaurant during August—anecdotal, but a sign of how acceptance has cooled. TPS Uncertainty for Salvadorans: Hundreds of faith leaders urged the Trump administration to extend El Salvador’s TPS before its Sept. 9 expiration, warning of major disruption for about 170,000 Salvadorans in the U.S. Cybersecurity Update: Researchers say the Dark Caracal threat group upgraded its espionage toolkit with a new malware framework (GoCaracal), using blockchain-based backup infrastructure for command-and-control resilience.