Judicial freedom
Salvadorans hit the streets against recognition of Bitcoin as legal tender
The Bitcoin law was approved by the parliament, controlled by Bukele’s party and its allies, last June. Economists warned that the digital currency’s lack of transparency could attract increased criminal activity to the country and make El Salvador a haven of money laundering.
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