Sondajul arată că aproape 68% dintre cetățenii Salvador se opun adoptării Bitcoin (BTC)

A recent poll by the Central American University (UCA), a Jesuit university based in El Salvador, revealed that the majority of Salvadorans are against Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender adoption in the nation. While the massive 67.9% out of the 1,281 surveyed, had displayed strong disagreement with the use of bitcoin as a legal tender. At the same time, 32.1% of citizens were merely okay with the decision.

The majority in Salvador is Discontent

UCA’s survey results conveyed extreme discontent of the citizens with the upcoming BTC legal tender in El Salvador. Where 9 out of 10 people remained uncertain about Bitcoin as a concept, and 8 out of 10 expressed distrust in the utilization of Bitcoin as legal tender. On average, 7 out of 10, discredited the policymakers’ decision and advised to revoke the BTC legal tender law.

„Ceea ce putem vedea în acest sondaj, pe lângă această respingere largă a implementării bitcoin ca mijloc de plată legal, este că pentru prima dată am constatat un dezacord semnificativ între populație și deciziile luate de Adunarea Legislativă și președinte, ” Reuters cited the UCA dean, Andreu Oliva.

Salvador citizens worried about economic polarization

People are not only concerned about BTC use in daily life and grasping a functioning understanding of the system. Instead, Salvadorans are worried that BTC legal tender adoption may lead to increased economic polarization in the nation. The poll conveyed this issue and Salvador’s common man worries about the rich becoming rich and poor degrading furthermore after the BTC legal tender implementation. The people said that they think the main beneficiaries of this project will be the already wealthy and prosperous, such as foreign investors, the government, and business leaders.

“There is a lot of concern about the possible negative effects of using bitcoin,”, Oliva adăugat.

While the public continues to disagree with BTC’s mijloc legal de plată, El Salvador’s government is in the fifth gear to implement the crypto adoption. In the latest update, the nation’s legislative assembly announced that it has approved a new Bitcoin Trust worth $ 150 de milioane de. The Bill is focused on converting Bitcoin to US Dollar, along with further supporting the crypto infrastructure in the country.

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