Will El Salvador Change Bitcoin Laws for IMF’s $1.4 Billion Loan?
El Salvador is seeking a $1.4 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and in return, the organization is demanding the Central American country review its Bitcoin (BTC) law.
El Salvador Loan Requests and IMF Request
Loan negotiations have been ongoing for some time to help El Salvador urgently meet its financial commitments and debt payments. Remarkably, the IMF’s demand remained the same during this period: reform of El Salvador’s cryptocurrency law. But, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has no plans to consider this request.
The IMF’s latest warning came a few days ago via the Fund’s Communications Director, Julie Kozack, citing risks associated with BTC. Apparently the Fund will not consider $1.4 billion loan objection unless El Salvador makes requested changes to Bitcoin law
This request from the IMF is not surprising because the financial institution has been specifically against El Salvador regarding the use of BTC as a legal tender. The IMF decided to use loan negotiation as another way to ask El Salvador to reconsider its Bitcoin stance.
IMF Increases Pressure on El Salvador on Bitcoin Adoption
At least since September 2021, IMF He opposed El Salvador’s use of the currency as legal tender. The financial institution strongly believes that the use of this leading cryptocurrency poses a threat to financial stability and economic health, given its highly volatile nature.
in 2022 El Salvador received a recommendation It requests the financial institution to discontinue the use of Bitcoin as legal tender in the country for reasons related to the financial risks associated with it. This required El Salvador to change its Bitcoin law. Since then, pressure from the IMF has continued to increase, but El Salvador has stuck to its Bitcoin strategy.
El Salvador Vice President Felix Ulloa emphasized the government’s unwavering determination and went so far as to touch on recent developments. Detect Bitcoin ETF approval From the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a very important factor. Considering how important the $1.4 billion loan is for the Central American country and how it supports its Bitcoin strategy, it is not yet clear whether El Salvador will agree to the IMF’s request.
El Salvador’s BTC holdings currently big snow Amid the massive rise in BTC prices this year, the determination to change cryptocurrency laws may be less likely. Time will tell whether Nayib Bukele will submit to this request.
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