The country is in plan of
constructing 200 Bitcoin ATMs ahead of September 07th across the
nation. Everyone expected that more countries would follow El Salvador’s move.
But no other nation adopted till now either bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency,
the status of legal tender. When US, Canada and India have allowed trading of
these virtual currencies, China and Russia are against to allowing the trading of
cryptocurrency. There is huge pressure on Honduras which is the neighbor nation
of El Salvador for cryptocurrency ATMs amid of rise in demand for virtual
assets.
Reduce the cost of Remittance and Attract
Foreign Direct Investment
Others
wants to see the how the remittance cost would reduce after September 07th
in El Salvador. Adoption of Bitcoin will facilitate remittance payments from
Salvadorans living abroad. If the cost of remittances drops as they expect everyone
will probably take the advantage by adopting any cryptocurrency. There is an expectation
that adoption of bitcoin for remittances could potentially lower transaction
costs compared to traditional remittance channels. There is chance of getting
more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into El Salvador in the form of blockchain
companies, ATM manufacturers and bitcoin miners.
Economy
is at Risk
By
adopting the Bitcoin as official currency, El Salvador puts the nation’s $26
billion economy at risk. There is huge price volatility exists for
cryptocurrecy in crypto market. If the bitcoin price is crashed that would
cause a liquidity crisis in the country. IMF warned of the risks of using
bitcoin for day-to-day transactions after El Salvador, which is in negotiations
for additional funds from the crisis lender, approved the cryptocurrency's use.
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