Texas following El Salvador? Poll shows 37% of residents want crypto payments
Two pieces of legislation related to cryptocurrencies recently took effect in the state, and many businesses already accept digital payments. A new poll from Newsweek suggests that as many as 10.8 million Texans may support legislation making cryptocurrency legal in the next election.According to a Sept. 20 report, a Newsweek poll which surveyed more than 9,700 eligible voters across ten U.S. states suggested that 37% of Texas residents would vote in favor of a ballot measure to make crypto legal, while 42% said they would support crypto-friendly legislation similar to that in Wyoming.....
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Camarasal, a well known entrepreneur association in El Salvador, announced the results of a poll made this month. The poll shows almost 100% of Salvadorans worry about the implementation of the bitcoin tender law approved recently. Most criticize the obligatory character of receiving bitcoin payments and don’t expect this move to bring investment to the country. Camarasal Poll Shows Concerns About Bitcoin Tender Law Implementation A quick poll conducted by Camarasal, one of the biggest entrepreneur groups in El Salvador, is showing people have deep concerns about the future....
A recent poll completed by the Public Opinion University Institute, part of the Simeon Canas Centroamerican University, has found that El Salvador is still not attracted by the idea of bitcoin as legal tender. The poll results indicate that almost two-thirds of the population has a negative impression of bitcoin, with only a quarter of Salvadorans having used the cryptocurrency. El Salvador Still Cold on Bitcoin Adoption While El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender last year, being the first country in the world to do so, Salvadorans are still not completely sold on the idea of introducing....
El Salvador has started mounting Bitcoin ATMs that will enable its residents to convert cryptocurrencies to U.S. dollars. The ATMs will also allow for crypto withdrawal in cash, as the government intends to make crypto a legal tender. El Salvador, known officially as the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It’s […]
Republicans show less support for recognizing Bitcoin as legal tender than Democrats, and baby boomers think its a dreadful idea. A new poll has found that 27% U.S. residents support the government recognizing Bitcoin as legal tender.According to a poll from research and data analytics firm YouGov, 11% of respondents “strongly support” the idea that Bitcoin should be used as legal tender in the United States and a further 16% of respondents would “somewhat support” it.The poll, which queried 4,912 U.S. residents, indicated that a larger number of Democrat respondents support the....
The poll recently held among its members by the European Payments Council shows that 90% of them believe Blockchain will change the payment industry by 2025. The EPC represents payment service providers (PSPs) in Europe and promotes European payments integration and development, notably the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The Council says it was curious to know what professionals working in the payments industry truly think when it comes to Blockchain as the ongoing debate about its potential impact is hard to miss. Hence, a question was posed to all interested stakeholders: “How may....