Recent Poll Shows Citizens of El Salvador Still Not Sold on Bitcoin

A recent poll completed by the Public Opinion University Institute, part of the Simeon Canas Centroamerican University, has found that El Salvador is still not attracted by the idea of bitcoin as legal tender. The poll results indicate that almost two-thirds of the population has a negative impression of bitcoin, with only a quarter of Salvadorans having used the cryptocurrency.

El Salvador Still Cold on Bitcoin Adoption

While El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender last year, being the first country in the world to do so, Salvadorans are still not completely sold on the idea of introducing bitcoin as part of their economies. A recent poll presented by the Public Opinion University Institute, part of the Jose Simeon Canas Centroamerican University, has found that most of the citizens of the country reject bitcoin as part of the politics of the government of El Salvador’s president, Nayib B Uhr.

The poll interviewed more than 1,260 individuals personally, having direct contact with the citizens that agreed to take part in the study. 61.3% of the polled have a negative opinion about bitcoin, giving it a score of less than five points on a ten-point scale. The poll also registered a low level of adoption amongst locals, with less than a quarter of the polled having used bitcoin even once.

Bitcoin as Part of Salvadoran Public Spending

While Salvadoran politicians have stated that the amount invested in purchasing bitcoin is not a significant part of the national budget, citizens have shown they reject the politics associated with the handling of these resources. 77.1% stated the government must not continue to use public funds to purchase bitcoin.

The rejection of the integration of bitcoin as legal tender is also high, mit 65.5% believing that this action has constituted a failure of the government.

jedoch, the government has remarked on the importance of bitcoin adoption as an instrument capable of helping in the recovery of other industries in the country. Im August, President Nayib Bukele angegeben that bitcoin, alongside crime reduction and surf, was responsible for the speedy recovery of the tourism industry.

Bukele still has immense acceptance, with a recent Gallup poll giving a reading of 87% die Genehmigung. This has prompted a possible laufen for the next presidential election, even when experts claim the Salvadoran constitution has articles that forbid a hypothetical reelection.

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Sergio Göschenko

Sergio ist ein Kryptowährungsjournalist mit Sitz in Venezuela. Er beschreibt sich selbst als spät im Spiel, Eintritt in die Kryptosphäre, als der Preisanstieg im Dezember stattfand 2017. Einen Hintergrund in Computertechnik haben, lebt in Venezuela, und auf sozialer Ebene vom Kryptowährungsboom betroffen zu sein, Er bietet eine andere Sichtweise auf den Krypto-Erfolg und wie er denjenigen hilft, die kein Bankkonto haben und unterversorgt sind.

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