economy
diciembre 27, 2025
Remesas en billeteras de criptomonedas caen más del 33 % en El Salvador hasta noviembre
Las remesas enviadas mediante billeteras de criptomonedas en El Salvador cayeron un 33,4 % entre enero y noviembre de 2025, según datos del Banco Central de Reserva, evidenciando el retroceso del uso de criptoactivos pese a la apuesta gubernamental por el bitcóin
TL;DR
- Remittances via crypto wallets in El Salvador fell by 33.4% from January to November 2025.
- Crypto remittances accounted for 0.57% of total remittances in the first eleven months of 2025.
- In 2024, total crypto remittances reached $85.5 million, a slight increase from $82.93 million in 2023.
- El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021.
- Over 90% of the population reportedly rejected the daily use of Bitcoin.
- Following an agreement with the IMF, Bitcoin's status as legal tender was removed, limiting state involvement.
- El Salvador holds over 7,513 Bitcoin, valued at more than $699 million.
- An opposition party warns that the IMF agreement could be jeopardized by continued Bitcoin purchases.