{"id":48838,"date":"2021-09-03T13:11:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T10:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=48838"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:27:01","slug":"poll-70-of-salvadorans-oppose-bitcoin-legalisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/poll-70-of-salvadorans-oppose-bitcoin-legalisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: 70% of Salvadorans oppose Bitcoin legalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 7, a <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-passes-bill-recognizing-bitcoin-as-legal-tender\">law<\/a> recognizing Bitcoin as legal tender will come into effect in El Salvador. However, 70% of residents want Parliament to repeal it, according to the poll.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"es\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EncuestaUCA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#EncuestaUCA<\/a> | Resultados de la encuesta de opini\u00f3n p\u00fablica del Iudop: \u201cLa poblaci\u00f3n salvadore\u00f1a opina sobre el Bitcoin y la situaci\u00f3n socioecon\u00f3mica del pa\u00eds\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fBolet\u00edn<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ot3ksFMk4F\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ot3ksFMk4F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fPresentaci\u00f3n<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CffOiiqnJ\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/9CffOiiqnJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fInfogr\u00e1fico<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/ATpcacOpfo\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/ATpcacOpfo<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9VWabik4D\\\">pic.twitter.com\/f9VWabik4D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UCA El Salvador (@UCA_ES) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCA_ES\/status\/1433470408653692932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was conducted by the Jos\u00e9 Sime\u00f3n Ca\u00f1as Central American University (UCA). A representative sample comprised 1,281 people.<\/p>\n<p>The survey results showed that 20% of respondents do not trust cryptocurrency. 43% of participants believe that the legalization of Bitcoin would worsen the country&#8217;s economic situation, and only 17% hold the opposite view.<\/p>\n<p>Around 80% of participants cited the high volatility of cryptocurrencies, but around 40% of respondents do not know how much the coin costs in dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Six in ten respondents disagree with the government&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/el-salvadors-parliament-approves-150-million-bitcoin-fund\">spend public funds<\/a> on adapting Bitcoin in the country. More than half of respondents believe that, after the law comes into effect, prices of goods will rise.<\/p>\n<p>According to 20% of respondents, they know nothing about Bitcoin, and 70% admitted they have little understanding of cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u201cIn other words, nine in ten Salvadorans have no clear idea of what this financial asset is,\u201d the researchers stressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The majority of Bitcoin-sceptic respondents come from those with low educational attainment and monthly income of less than $50, they noted at UCA.<\/p>\n<p>The data collected by the university echoes the results of a prior Disruptiva poll. It showed that Bitcoin legalization <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/poll-majority-of-salvadorans-not-ready-to-use-bitcoin\">is supported by only 20%<\/a> of Salvadorans.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in August, in the country <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/protests-erupt-in-el-salvador-over-bitcoin-legalization\">began protests<\/a> against recognizing the cryptocurrency as an official payment method.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on <a href=\\\"https:\/\/vk.com\/forklogcom\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">VK<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 7, a law recognizing Bitcoin as legal tender will come into effect in El Salvador. 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