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Who Are the Main Opponents and Supporters of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law?

President Nayib Bukele’s new law faces plenty of internal critics. Much of his support comes from outside the country.

By Andrés Engler

Updated May 11, 2023, 4:59 p.m. Published Sep 7, 2021, 11:04 p.m.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - AUGUST 27: A veteran holds a sticker against Bitcoin during a protest against the bitcoin law by veterans of the Salvadoran civil war on August 27, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. The new bitcoin law should come into force on September 7. (Photo by Roque Alvarenga/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)