The World Bank will not be assisting El Salvador in Bitcoin implementation. Salvadoran Finance Minister, Alejandro Zelaya had approached the organization.
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The World Bank has refused El Salvador’s request to help the Central American country’s transition to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. El Salvador recently passed a law authorizing the world’s leading cryptocurrency bitcoin as legal tender in the country. The Central American country’s move into bitcoin received praise from the crypto community, but it did […]
According to a report by Reuters, the World Bank says it cannot help El Salvador with the implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender. On June 9, the proposed bill to make Bitcoin legal tender in the small Central American nation got passed by the Legislative Assembly (with 62 out 84 voting in favor of it). […]
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After the IMF raised concerns about El Salvador adopting Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender last week, the World Bank has rejected any kind of help for Bitcoin implementation citing transparency and environmental concerns. On Wednesday, June 16, El Salvador’s Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said they are currently seeking technical assistance from World Bank to
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