Talk:Bitcoin Law

Sourcing 's blog
I removed a statement since it was sourcing David Gerard's blog. The statement was about the link with Tether. I dunno if even the original Zap source can be cited since it is also a blog post. --Ysangkok (talk) 01:00, 13 June 2021 (UTC)


 * yeah, I'm just writing a blog, not a NEWSORG! The original statement is a primary source (literally Jack Mallers), so that should be usable. OTOH that was in January.
 * The big problem is that we have pretty much no detail on the El Salvador bitcoin scheme. Like, nobody knew this was a thing until a week ago. So if we have a skimpy article, that's because the sources don't exist.
 * The money laundering concerns may rate a mention in "reception" edit: oh they're there - David Gerard (talk) 11:51, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Opposition party has filed a lawsuit against the Bitcoin Law
Well new sources are reporting that the opposition party has filed a lawsuit against the Bitcoin Law. Here's the link. El Salvador’s Opposition Party Files Lawsuit Against Bukele’s Bitcoin Bet, 22 June 2021. I don't know how flat the playing field is in the court system of El Salvador, so don't know if this is real news, and could sideline the law, or if the majority party can just steamroll the courts. Interesting development in any case. N2e (talk) 16:22, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Holding bitcoin in the gvmt treasury
El Salvador has some Bitcoin in the treasury of the government. Not sure if this is the article for it, but this source from a couple weeks after the Bitcoin Law went into effect says the Salvadoran government held 700 Bitcoin at that time. BITCOIN PRICE FLASH CRASH PROMPTS EL SALVADOR PRESIDENT TO ‘BUY THE DIP’, UK Independent. Perhaps is more appropriate in an article on the Government of El Salvador or some article on the financial/treasury dept of the country. Not sure. N2e (talk) 11:03, 16 October 2021 (UTC)