I started to wonder about the reason some countries hate bitcoin, it stated in many country by their central bank because they are planing ways to make the currency of their country superior, they see bitcoin as a threat. The banks will not come up straight to the point, all they will say is that bitcoin can bring up illicit activities. what is funny is that the illicit activities that had started many years ago before the creation of bitcoin.
This is not about the lies from the central banks, this is not about lies bitcoin critics are saying, this is about economic downside of bitcoin. Some people will say bitcoin will add nothing good to the economy, Some people are saying making bitcoin a legal tender in a country like El Salvador that do not have their own currency but spending US dollar will not offer anything good but a downside.
See this quote:
If El Salvador has adopted bitcoin earlier, will the country foreign dept be up to $22 billion? Do not get me wrong in this direction, I understand that before a country will accept an asset like bitcoin as a legal tender, there are some things to consider. El Salvador would have grown more than this if the country adopted bitcoin earlier and their dept will not be up to this.
When did El Salvador made bitcoin a legal tender? that was mid 2021, but see El Salvador's dept comparing it with gross domestic product in the country from 2012 to 2020 which is what you are talking about:
El Salvador Government Debt to GDP
https://tradingeconomics.com/el-salvador/government-debt-to-gdp
Is bitcoin the cause of the dept? EL Salvador has not made bitcoin a legal tender in 2020 but the dept grew as years passed by. If president Bukele know all these, it is frustrating which could be the reason for his tweet.
If bitcoin adoption continues, do you no think this can not help El Salvador? It will help the country. if your answer is no, then you might be one of the people that did not support bitcoin in the past.
Before El Salvador make bitcoin a legal tender, see their dept relating it to GDP in the country from 2012 to 2020. Was there anything good?
See the reaction from many critics about El Salvador bitcoin adoption.
The question I want to ask is about the effect of bitcoin on economy in the countries that make it legal?
I thought of this too. It was puzzling me before why some countries do not allow the use of cryptocurrency or anything related to it in their country despite the opportunities and benefits it could offer them. Until it dawned on me that not all of us have the same perspective, not all of us have the same level of understanding and open-mindedness, and not all of us have the same priorities. Each country's goals differ from one another depending on who their leaders are and what kind of governance they have. We really can't please all of them and let them join our community if they don't want to. I guess we just have to do our part which is to inform and encourage, then it would be up to them if they would take the opportunity handed to them or reject it. Either way, it would be good because if they would join, our community would grow bigger, if they won't it's okay as well because we don't want people who are entering to be here half-baked.
But to answer your question, honestly speaking, the effect wouldn't be manifested right away. I think the result would take some time to be felt in their economy most especially in those developing countries. Although it's good that they made a bold and courageous move to make bitcoin legal tender and make crypto, in general, an allowable and legal entity because that could have an impact in terms of taxes that they could collect as well as the demand of the people to use the certain features to experience convenience.