Crypto News
| Published On Apr 6, 2022 10:08 am CEST | By Peter Siu

US House of Representatives Reviewing Legislature In Response to El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

Share

On Monday, U.S. representatives Norma J. Torres (D-Calif.) and Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) introduced the Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act, aimed at mitigating risks to the U.S. financial system from El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender on September 7, 2021.

Torres made the announcement on Twitter herself:

The press release issued by Torres detailed:

“The legislation directs the State Department to produce an analysis of El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender and the risks for cybersecurity, economic stability and democratic governance in El Salvador, and create a plan to mitigate potential risks to the U.S. financial system.”

5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins!
New players only. Exclusive 111% Welcome Bonus + 111 Free Spins
Casino

The bill is created to complement a February 26 Senate bill by senators James Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), to which El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele then replied on Twitter by saying:

“Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that the U.S. would be afraid of what we are doing here.”

To put the ‘threat’ in perspective. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is roughly a thousand times larger than that of El Salvador, $21 trillion versus $25 billion.

Peter Siu

Peter is a former poker-pro, turned crypto enthusiast with 8+ years’ experience in operational roles dealing with all online gaming verticals within large iGaming companies, including Flutter and Entain. Now an expert in the field of Sports Betting, Casino, iGaming, and Poker, he is our team leader and editor. When not working, Peter can be found in the gym or playing sports like football, tennis and more recently padel.