El Salvador’s finance minister Alejandro Zelaya has said the country will further delay launching its anticipated billion dollar Bitcoin (BTC) bond citing price volatility and uncertain market conditions resulting from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The news comes at the same time that Amnesty International accused the Salvadoran authorities of “flagrant violations of human rights and criminalizing people living in poverty.” In a June 1 interview on the local “Frente a Frente” (Face-to-Face) news program Zelaya was asked if the situation with the $1 billion Bitcoin bond issuance from a “few…
Bitcoin bond still on hold, El Salvador accused of human rights violations
