PANews reported on October 16 that according to Decrypt, according to a new survey by Francisco Gavidia University in San Salvador, only 7.5% of respondents in El Salvador said they used cryptocurrencies for transactions, while 92% admitted that they did not use cryptocurrencies, and only 1.3% believed that Bitcoin was the country's main future development direction. About 58% of respondents said they believed the country was moving in the right direction and overwhelmingly supported President Bukele.

The survey, which interviewed 1,224 18-year-old Salvadorans, covered everything from the economy to security. El Salvador is reportedly making Bitcoin its legal tender in 2021.