Salvadorans May Like Bukele But They Arent Using Bitcoin, Survey Finds
A new University report shows that not many people are using the orange coin to buy things in El Salvador.
Salvadorans may like President Nayib Bukele for cleaning up the countrys once disastrous security situation. But at least one policy isnt sticking: Bitcoin.
Thats according to a new survey from the San Salvador University Francisco Gavidia, which found only 7.5% of people interviewed said they use cryptocurrency to make transactions, while 92% admitted they didnt.
El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender in the country in 2021, the idea of its millennial leaderand prolific tweeterBukele. Businesses are legally obligated to accept the cryptocurrency if they have the technological means to do so.
President Bukele has also gone on Bitcoin-buying sprees but has been criticized by U.S. politicians and the likes of the International Monetary Fund for doing so.
The survey from Francisco Gavidia University added that only 1.3% of people said they thought Bitcoin should be the countrys main bet in the future.
President Bukele has tried to woo foreign investment with his bet on Bitcoin, promising visas and even a volcano-powered Bitcoin City.
Some 58% of those surveyed said they thought the country was headed in the right direction and were overwhelmingly supportive of President Bukele. The survey spoke to 1,224 Salvadorans aged 18 and on everything from the economy to security.
In an August interview with TIME, President Bukele said fewer Salvadorans were using the cryptocurrency than expected. Bitcoin hasnt had the widespread adoption we hoped for, he said.
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From this post we can learn the people of El Salvador country who have benefited from using Bitcoin and are successful, but still those who are cursing this Bitcoin are mainly terrorists of El Salvador country. Because the relatives of the terrorists who arrested and imprisoned the terrorists who pacified the current country of El Salvador are the ones who are currently hindering the use of Bitcoin.
So 58% of the people in Salvador support the use of Bitcoin, but the biggest positive is that it has the most support from young people. El Salvador is now a quiet favorite country and is making huge strides in Bitcoin usage.