Majority of Salvadorans do not want bitcoin, poll shows


A man takes part in a protest against the detention of cryptocurrency commentator Mario Gomez, and against the use of bitcoin as legal tender, in San Salvador, El Salvador, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Most Salvadorans disagree with the government's decision to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, with many unaware of how to use the digital currency and distrustful of the project, a poll by the Central American University (UCA) showed on Thursday.

At least 67.9% of 1,281 people surveyed said they disagree or strongly disagree with the use of bitcoin as a legal tender, said the poll by UCA, a Jesuit university based in El Salvador. Just over 32% of people said they agree on some level.

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