{"id":27907,"date":"2024-03-20T07:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T07:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/el-salvadors-bitcoin-ownership-under-scrutiny\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T07:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T07:45:09","slug":"el-salvadors-bitcoin-ownership-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/el-salvadors-bitcoin-ownership-under-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"El Salvador&#8217;s Bitcoin Ownership Under Scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The provenance of the Bitcoin that President Nayib Bukele moved to a cold wallet is under question in light of recent disclosures in a report by Moises Alvarado, as reported by local Salvadoran media. Due to its purported connection to the global cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, the transfer of 5,690 BTC to El Salvador\u2019s treasury\u2014dubbed the \u201cpiggy bank\u201d wallet\u2014is currently being investigated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alvarado\u2019s study, addresses connected to Bitfinex may be used to track down 80% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/cryptocurrencies\/section\/what-is-a-bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> that was sent into El Salvador\u2019s treasury. With the strong connections between the Salvadoran government and the previously stated exchange, this begs the question of who really owns these bitcoin holdings.<\/p>\n<p>The report reveals that the 4,569 BTC deposited in El Salvador\u2019s cold wallet arrived in five separate transactions over March 13 and 14. Moreover, an additional 1,121 BTC originated from the hot wallet within the Chivo Wallet ecosystem, further complicating the ownership narrative.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Potential Consequences and Economic Ramifications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alvarado issues a warning, speculating that this transfer would have unfavorable outcomes that might defund Chivo Wallet and unintentionally harm residents who had bitcoin stored in the wallet. The lack of clarity on the source and ownership of the BTC that was exchanged raises concerns.<\/p>\n<p>El Salvadorian economist Rafael Lemus highlights the difficulty in confirming the ownership of the transferred Bitcoin, echoing Alvarado\u2019s worries. Lemus draws attention to the uncertainty surrounding whether the 5,000 bitcoins actually belong to the Salvadoran government, especially in light of the sizeable percentage that came via Bitfinex.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong> Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Bukele is unwavering in his dedication to Bitcoin investments in the light of these disclosures. Recently, he declared that El Salvador would keep buying one Bitcoin every day until fiat currencies could no longer be supported.<\/p>\n<p>The openness and accountability behind El Salvador\u2019s Bitcoin investments come under more scrutiny as the investigation gets more intense and as doubts remain. The paper emphasizes how complicated and dangerous it may be to combine national treasuries with erratic bitcoin markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/el-salvadors-bitcoin-ownership-under-scrutiny\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) The provenance of the Bitcoin that President Nayib Bukele moved to a cold wallet is under question in light of recent disclosures in a report by Moises Alvarado, as reported by local Salvadoran media. Due to its purported connection to the global cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":27908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}