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An increasing number of Latin American lawmakers are donning Lazer eyes on their Twitter avatars to express their support for Bitcoin and digital assets.
Gabriel Silva, a Panamanian congressman, is moving to follow in El Salvadorās footsteps by proposing legislation to adopt Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on a national scale.Ā
El Salvadorās president, Nayib Bukele announced during the Miami Bitcoin conference on June 6, that he will submit a bill to lawmakers demanding that Bitcoin be made legal tender.
In a June 8 tweet, Silva emphasized the significance of Panama not being left behind by Bukeleās progressive crypto plans, which also includes removing capital gains tax on Bitcoin in El Salvador. According to a rough translation, Silva asserted:
āThis is important. And Panama cannot be left behind. If we want to be a true technology and entrepreneurship hub, we have to support cryptocurrencies.ā
āWe will be preparing a proposal to present at the Assembly. If you are interested in building it, you can contact me,ā he added.
Bukeleās announcement has prompted similar moves from other politicians across Latin America, however, few concrete policy proposals have been announced.
On June 7, Paraguayan congressman, Carlitos Rejala, tweeted āEl Salvador to the Moonā and uploaded a picture of himself with laser eyes ā a popular crypto meme used to express Bitcoin maximalism on crypto Twitter.
Earlier today, the crypto community had turned their attention to Brazilian politician, FĆ”bio Ostermann, who similarly posted a picture of himself with laser eyes accompanied by the hashtag ā#lasereyestill100k.ā
ā Satoshi (@Satoshii2014) June 7, 2021
Despite positive sentiment on social media regarding the apparent bullishness of Latin American lawmakers, the price of Bitcoin has continued to decline.
The price of Bitcoin has slumped roughly 10% since Bukeleās June 6 announcement from $36,000 to roughly $32,500 at the time of writing.
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