Nayib Bukele's great economic bet that has not yet started more than two years after its launch. The initiative, he says, has left "a black hole in public finances" According to a survey by the University Institute of Public Opinion, 88% of Salvadorans did not use the cryptocurrency bitcoin during 2023.
Family remittances received through cryptocurrency wallets in El Salvador registered a drop of 34.5% in 2023, compared to 2022, accounting for only 1% of the total remittance of 8,181.79 millions of dollars.