President and Savior Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) defender Here’s a look has reached the time list of 100 most influential people but his description is less than flattering.
What happened: Time published a writing by the Mexican journalist Daniel Lizárraga who described Bukele as someone who “did not criticize or oppose.”
Lizárraga said the Salvadoran the Lighthouse The newspaper, where he is editor, published an investigation into negotiations between the Bukele government and the gangs in El Salvador.
The president dismissed the report via Twitter and accused El Faro of lying.
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The journalist cited examples such as Bukele appearing in the country’s parliament surrounded by armed soldiers “to pressure lawmakers to approve their budget.”
In May, the president ordered the removal of the country’s Supreme Court judges. Lizárraga wrote that subsequently, the newly appointed to the court have decided that the presidents can serve two consecutive terms.
Bukele is named as one of the 100 most influential people by Time next door Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, i Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), co-founder of Vitalik Buterin.
Why it matters: Lizárraga said he was expelled from El Salvador in July.
According to a report from Committee to protect journalists, the country’s immigration authorities notified Lizárraga that he had been denied a work permit “because he could not prove he was a journalist.”
According to the CPJ, Bukele previously accused El Faro of money laundering but offered no evidence, and in 2019 Salvodaran authorities banned the departure from attending press conferences at Bukele’s residence.
Last week, El Salvador officially recognized Bitcoin as a legal tender currency and Bukele stated that it was “buying the dip” as the country added 150 BTC to its kitten.
The capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, saw violent protests against the adoption of BTC. A resident told Al Jazeera that “it will not work [street food] vendors, bus drivers or shopkeepers “.
The protests have not stopped, with thousands of people taking to the streets on Wednesday in the country’s pro-independence day against BTC. Protesters set fire to a BTC ATM in the capital, according to a Decrypt report.
Protesters had held banners saying “We don’t want Bitcoin” and “No to dictatorship.”
A Reuters report that conducted a survey by the local Central American University noted that 67.9% of the 1,281 people surveyed disagree or disagree with Bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador.
Price action: At press time, BTC was trading 1.74% higher at $ 47,929.64
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