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Overwhelming Majority of Salvadoran Entrepreneurs Oppose Mandatory Bitcoin Acceptance

Thu, 06/17/2021 - 17:49
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Alex Dovbnya
Only four percent of those surveyed support enforcing general Bitcoin acceptance
Overwhelming Majority of Salvadoran Entrepreneurs Oppose Mandatory Bitcoin Acceptance
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According to a survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador, only a minuscule four percent of all entrepreneurs are in favor of mandatory Bitcoin acceptance, La Prensa Gráfica reports.  

39 percent of entrepreneurs believe that it would lead to mistrust.

In addition, almost half of those surveyed (48 percent) do not expect Bitcoin to improve the country’s economy by attracting new investment and creating new jobs.

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Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.