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Mass demonstrations by the people

People take part in a demonstration against the Salvadoran government’s bitcoin gamble in San Salvador, on September 7, 2021.
People take part in a demonstration against the Salvadoran government’s bitcoin gamble in San Salvador, on September 7, 2021. Photo: Marvin Recinos/AFP (Getty Images)

“This is a law that came without consultation,” one protester told Reuters onTuesday.

“It does not consider the interests of the general population. It is a law that has come in without adequate technological infrastructure for it to be used well. It’s a law that forces us to use a currency that is volatile.”