Posted on Oct 13, 2022
El Salvador's bitcoin experiment: $60 million lost, $375 million spent, little to show so far
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."The president upped the ante in November when he announced plans to build a “Bitcoin City” next door to the Conchagua volcano in southeastern El Salvador. The bitcoin-funded city would offer significant tax relief, and geothermal energy rolling off the adjacent volcano would power bitcoin miners.
But now, Bitcoin City is on hold, as is the $1 billion bitcoin bond sale, which was initially put on ice in March because of unfavorable market conditions.
“Ultimately, El Salvador’s problems are just tangential to currency,” Muci said.
“The plane is gonna crash eventually, if they don’t change things,” he said — “if they don’t raise taxes, cut spending, start being much more disciplined, convincing markets that they’re sustainable.”
“Bitcoin doesn’t solve any of El Salvador’s important economic problems,” he added."
..."The president upped the ante in November when he announced plans to build a “Bitcoin City” next door to the Conchagua volcano in southeastern El Salvador. The bitcoin-funded city would offer significant tax relief, and geothermal energy rolling off the adjacent volcano would power bitcoin miners.
But now, Bitcoin City is on hold, as is the $1 billion bitcoin bond sale, which was initially put on ice in March because of unfavorable market conditions.
“Ultimately, El Salvador’s problems are just tangential to currency,” Muci said.
“The plane is gonna crash eventually, if they don’t change things,” he said — “if they don’t raise taxes, cut spending, start being much more disciplined, convincing markets that they’re sustainable.”
“Bitcoin doesn’t solve any of El Salvador’s important economic problems,” he added."
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