After just over three years, El Salvador withdrew from Bitcoin the status of legal tender currency in the country president Nayib Bukele pushed the measure and became effective after the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly approved the changes the change takes place in the middle of a complex economic context for the country that is in negotiation with the International Monetary Fund for a loan of US$1.4 billion with a confusing wording
And the question now is: will this impact the value of Bitcoin both instantly and in the long term?
It will somehow impact the value of Bitcoin but not for long because the people who pull this trick when to increase their bag after causing panic in the market.
El-Salvador withdrawing Bitcoin from their legal tender is normal. After all, they are facing different challenges and deny the benefits they ought to get because they make Bitcoin legal tender.
In El Salvador, if you want to make something a legal tender, all merchants must accept it as a means of payment. But this was rescinded for bitcoin because of the loan El Salvador wanted from IMF. I saw it absurd but I think El Salvador got no option as they need the loan would be what that caused them to do it.
But it is also important to know that bitcoin is still a means of payment in El Salvador which can still be kind of regarded as legal tender. Just that merchants may decide not to accept it anymore.
IMF are stupid and they have their own selfish reasons.
They are not stupid. They are following their master's (which is BlackRock and other investment giants) directive. It is us (Bitcoiners) who need to be smart and never let them play us.
I don't know if you're aware that they are also behind the issue Binance us had years ago. How they spread fud through one of the US TV programs called "The Daily Show", and after they filed for BTC ETF which was when the BlackRock CEO started saying positive about Bitcoin.
I believe they are also pulling the same strategy and doing everything possible to cause FUD in the market for their selfish gain.
I hope just every Bitcoiner will start prioritizing the use of a self-custodial wallet from now on because they will play a lot of tricks in the market just for them to dominate and be the king.
These and more are the reasons why IMF loans always come with selfish conditions.