अल सल्वाडोर: गुस्साए प्रदर्शनकारियों ने बिटकॉइन एटीएम को जला दिया

El Salvador’s native newspaper La Prensa Gráfica (LPG) shared a traumatizing video on its Twitter handle, displaying the Anti-Bitcoin protests running violently with an on-fire Bitcoin ATM captured by the publication.

ला एक्टिवाड एन एल सेंट्रो हिस्टोरिको डी सैन सल्वाडोर ट्रांसकुर सिन सोब्रेसाल्टोस मिएंट्रास अन कैजेरो चिवो एस कंसुमिडो पोर एल फुएगो ट्रस लास मेनिफेसिओनेस कॉन्ट्रा ला बिटकॉइनिज़ैसिओन डे अल सल्वाडोर। वीडियो एलपीजी/माइकल ह्यूजो। pic.twitter.com/fMPdWt7MNk

- ला प्रेंसा ग्रैफिका (@prensagrafica) सितम्बर 15, 2021

Wednesday saw protestors taking to El Salvador’s streets with signs reading, “no to dictatorship” and “we were defrauded by Bitcoin.” Bitcoin ATMs, that were installed earlier this month in lieu of foreseeable Bitcoin legal tender implementation, was set on fire by the demonstrators.

UCA Poll on Bitcoin Legal Tender

इस महीने की शुरुआत में, ए अंदर conducted by the Central American University (UCA), a Jesuit university based in El Salvador, unveiled that most Salvadorans are against Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender adoption in the nation. The colossal proportion constituting 67.9 percent out of the 1,281 surveyed, exhibited vigorous dissent with the use of bitcoin as a legal tender. Meanwhile, 32.1% of citizens were merely okay with the decision.

UCA’s survey results displayed immense discontent of the citizens with the upcoming BTC legal tender in एल साल्वाडोर as well as their disapproval of the government’s ignorance towards the citizens’ will. According to the poll, on average, 7 out of 10, discredited the policymakers’ decision and advised to revoke the BTC legal tender law. Additionally, Salvadorans conveyed concerns regarding BTC कानूनी निविदा adoption leading to increased economic polarization in the nation.

"इस सर्वेक्षण में हम जो देख सकते हैं, कानूनी निविदा के रूप में बिटकॉइन के कार्यान्वयन की इस व्यापक अस्वीकृति के अलावा, यह है कि पहली बार हमें जनसंख्या और विधान सभा और राष्ट्रपति द्वारा किए जा रहे निर्णयों के बीच एक महत्वपूर्ण असहमति मिली, ” रायटर cited the UCA dean, Andreu Oliva. “There is a lot of concern about the possible negative effects of using bitcoin,”, Oliva added.

The poll disposed of the citizens’ annoyance with the government’s authoritarian actions. This feeling was furthered in yesterday’s protests as the demonstrators questioned President Bukele’s authoritative leadership style after the country’s judiciary approved him to run for a second term in office despite constitutional limits.

“It’s important to say this morning: Enough already! What the government is doing is arrogant, it is authoritarianism,” protester Dora Rivera told Reuters.

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