Fondul Monetar Internațional (FMI), a global, intergovernmental economic and financial body, condamnat El Salvador’s move to make Bitcoin oficial ‘legal tender’ in the country citing economic and legal risks.
“Adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender raises a number of macroeconomic, financial, and legal issues that require very careful analysis,” said Gerry Rice, an IMF spokesman, during a press meeting.
Rice added the IMF was monitoring developments “closely” and would continue to consult authorities about possible implications.
When El Salvador legalized Bitcoin
El Salvador made history earlier this week after its national Congress passed a Bitcoin bill, making the decade-old cryptocurrency a mijloc legal de plată in the country—one that can be used alongside the US dollar to pay for goods and services, clear debts, and remittances.
President Nayib Bukele later announced the state was launching Bitcoin mines powered by geothermal energy sourced from volcanic sites to ensure a cleaner, greener, source of producing the asset.
But bodies like the IMF don’t seem impressed. They have spent years challenging the overall need and rise of cryptocurrencies, and instead focused on the creation of state-backed digital currencies (which are effectively centralized).
Development is “noise”
Foreign investors and banks have sided with the IMF in this regard as well. Some have demanded increasingly higher premiums to hold Salvadoran debt, while others like Citibank describe the Bitcoin development as “noise” that spoils the IMF’s ongoing efforts to help the Salvadoran economy.
“Crypto is a very marginal story to the Salvadoran investment thesis,” said Patrick Esteruelas, research head at Emso Asset Management in New York.
He added, “Whether El Salvador is going to be attractive (for investors) or not is going to depend on Bukele’s ability to use his unquestionable political capital to bring a large consolidated fiscal deficit into control.”
Not everyone is against El Salvador and Bukele, however. This week saw neighbouring Mexic and Panama, and South American country Paraguay jump on the Bitcoin train as well—local politicians confirmed their interest about integrating the asset in a bigger manner within their economy, with some even switching their Twitter profiles to display the ochi cu laser eu eu.
Voy a promova and proponer ante Camera de Diputados un cadru legal pentru criptomonedas în México #btc
Voi promova și propune un cadru legal pentru monedele criptografice din camera inferioară a Mexicului #btc pic.twitter.com/zwhYOZ7KAg
- Eduardo Murat Hinojosa (@eduardomurat) 8 Iunie, 2021
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