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With Jason Deane
This time next week Bitcoin will officially be legal tender in El Salvador. That’s quite a thought.
It was only 90 days ago that President Nayib Bukele put forward the four-page plain language law which was accepted by an easy majority in parliament. The reasoning was solid, the passion was high and Bitcoiners around the world were elated. On September 7 this tiny country of 6.5 million people will make history.
But with just a few days to go and the reality hitting home, there have been protests from citizens and, predictably, the fiat-entrenched IMF. A survey commissioned by the Center for Citizen Studies (CEC) based in Francisco Gavidia University in San Salvador found that 77% of Salvadorans polled believed adopting Bitcoin as legal tender was “not very wise”. It also concluded that 61% of merchants were not willing to accept payments in Bitcoin.
On the face of it, it’s not looking good, even with the success of the experimental El Zonte region of the country where a micro version of the national rollout was effectively trialled. So what’s going on?
Zooming out a little, there are two key points to notice. First, the “anti-Bitcoin” demonstrations that made so many headlines focussed on turned out to be tiny – maybe a hundred people or so, carefully photographed to look like bigger crowds.
Second, digging beneath the headline, the survey reveals that the most likely explanation for lack of willingness to accept Bitcoin is for the same reason we all have when we first start using it – a lack of understanding and fear of the unknown. We know, of course, both of these can be ultimately resolved.
After all, once you really “get” Bitcoin, you never go back.
There will be many obstacles ahead for El Salvador, but my personal view is that this will ultimately be a triumph for the tiny nation, forging a new path for others to follow. Just last week Cuba announced its intentions to allow Bitcoin as a recognised payment system. Now Tonga, Paraguay, Uruguay and others are all making serious steps towards doing the same. Change is coming, and coming fast.
Bitcoin’s current price may or may not be due to these activities, but the long term outlook, in my opinion, remains extremely bullish.
Have a great weekend!
Jason
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In the markets
The Bitcoin economy
*Definitions and insights can be found at https://bytetree.com/insights/Total crypto market cap
The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently $2,234,509,375,083.
What Bitcoin did yesterday
We closed yesterday, September 2 2021, at a price of $49,327.72 up from $48,847.03 the day before. The daily high yesterday was $50,343.42 and the daily low was $48,652.32.
This time last year, the price of Bitcoin closed the day at $11,414.03. In 2019, it closed at $10,346.76.
Bitcoin market capitalisation
Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $928.88 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $11.527 trillion and Facebook is $1.058 trillion.
Bitcoin volume
The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $39,930,613,447, down from $40,258,920,480 the day before. High volumes can indicate that a significant price movement has stronger support and is more likely to be sustained.
Volatility
The price volatility of Bitcoin over the last 30 days is 42.07%.
Fear and Greed Index
Market sentiment today is 74.
Bitcoin’s market dominance
Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 41.75, Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 8 2018.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
The daily RSI is currently 60.40. Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience a correction in price – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.
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“As New York City Mayor, I will make NYC the most cryptocurrency-friendly city in the nation. Property taxes, fines, and fees will be payable in crypto.”
Republican candidate Curtis Silwa
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Cautionary Notes
It’s definitely tempting to get swept up in the excitement, but please heed these words of caution: Do your own research, only invest what you can afford, and make good decisions. The indicators contained in this article will hopefully help in this. Remember though, the content of this article is for information purposes only and is not investment advice or any form of recommendation or invitation. City PM, Crypto AM and Luno always advise you to obtain your own independent financial advice before investing or trading in cryptocurrency.
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