Encuesta reciente muestra que los ciudadanos de El Salvador aún no se venden en 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 Bukele.

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, con 65.5% believing that this action has constituted a failure of the government.

Sin embargo, 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. En agosto, President Nayib Bukele fijado 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% approval. This has prompted a possible run for the next presidential election, even when experts claim the Salvadoran constitution has articles that forbid a hypothetical reelection.

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Sergio Goschenko

Sergio es un periodista de criptomonedas radicado en Venezuela. Se describe a sí mismo como retrasado en el juego., ingresando a la criptosfera cuando el precio subió durante diciembre 2017. Tener una formación en ingeniería informática., viviendo en venezuela, y ser impactado por el boom de las criptomonedas a nivel social, él ofrece un punto de vista diferente sobre el éxito de las criptomonedas y cómo ayuda a los no bancarizados y desatendidos.

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