Iran Press/ America: Social organizations, trade unionists, senior officials of the Judiciary, and ex-combatants from the civil war that struck the Central American country between 1980 and 1992 were added to the convocation, which was left from Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo to the Legislative Assembly.
The main demands during the mobilizations of this day were the respect for judicial independence, the rejection of presidential re-election, and a new decree that forced the retirement of judges and magistrates with more than 60 years, as well as the imposition of bitcoin as legal tender.
El Salvador sets up bitcoin mining equipment at geothermal plant
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele shared a video showing the apparent progress of the country's bitcoin mining plant using geothermal power, which produces clean energy from heat generated by volcanoes.
Bukele did not explain details about the process, writing only "first steps" along with the video, as well as citing bitcoin alongside emojis depicting a volcano and El Salvador's national flag.
So far, about a quarter of El Salvador’s 6.4 million people are using Chivo, the country’s young president, Nayib Bukele, said in a tweet on Sept 20.
Bukele, 40, says Bitcoin will help Salvadorans save some US$400 million on annual commissions on remittances, but experts cite concerns over data privacy and price volatility, warning that the elderly in particular could be left behind.
Earlier in September, El Salvador became the first country in the world to make bitcoin legal tender and introduced a digital wallet for citizens to use for transactions.
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