Opposition poses constitutional challenge to El Salvador's Bitcoin law

Opposition poses constitutional challenge to El Salvador's Bitcoin law

A political party in El Salvador has filed a lawsuit alleging President Bukele’s new Bitcoin law could be unconstitutional and harmful to the country. El Salvador’s grand plans to promote Bitcoin adoption could be turned on their head if President Bukele’s Bitcoin law is proven to be unconstitutional in the country’s courts.A group of citizens joining forces with political party, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), has filed a lawsuit claiming President Bukele’s Bitcoin adoption program is unconstitutional.FMLN legislator, Jaime Guevara, led the move along with citizens....


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