El Salvador has bought the first 200 BTC and will buy more, confirms President Nayib Bukele

President Nayib Bukele confirmed yesterday that El Salvador’s authorities bought the first 200 BTC earlier than the new regulation goes into impact in the present day (September seventh) that acknowledges cryptocurrencies as authorized tender.

“Our brokers will buy more as the deadline approaches,” mentioned Bukele, referring to the September seventh schedule for full implementation of the new BTC regulation.

The buy is a part of a brand new $ 150 million Bitcoin fund handed by the El Salvador Congress final week. The funds will be used to make it simpler to transform BTC to US {dollars} earlier than the new regulation goes into impact. At present costs, these BTC prices are over $ 10.36 million.

In June of these 12 months, El Salvador grew to become the first nation in the world to acknowledge Bitcoin as an authorized tender. While the Bitcoin group has praised the choice, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund warned that the new technique is not a good suggestion. More lately, the invoice has met inside opposition, notably amongst retirees, with tons of individuals taking to the streets throughout the nation to protest.

But surprisingly, Bank of America lately highlighted four potential advantages for El Salvador from accepting Bitcoin. In a report launched in July, the financial institution mentioned the nation’s rollout of BTC might streamline remittances, gas the digitization of economic markets, provide shoppers better alternatives, and confide in overseas buyers.

The new Bitcoin regulation permits Salvadorans to carry Bitcoin as a part of a long-term funding technique or withdraw money from any of the 200 ATMs put in throughout the nation. The nation can also be constructing the infrastructure to help government-issued Bitcoin pockets known as Chivo. Chivo Wallet will have its ATM; the place residents can withdraw money 24/7 with no charges.

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According to Cointelegraph

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