Bitcoin Royalty Flock to Bukele’s Court as President Talks of ‘Short Delay’ to BTC Bonds
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is playing host to a dazzling array of international bitcoiners – while also taking the time to “flex” on American Senators on Twitter.
In the past few hours, Bukele has posted pictures of himself with Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of the richest men in Mexico. Since 2020, Salinas Pliego has become one of the most vocal and high-profile proponents of bitcoin (BTC) in the Latin American region.
Also paying a visit to the country and Bukele’s offices was Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the CEO of the crypto exchange giant Binance.
And a crowd that also comprised the outspoken bitcoiner Max Keiser and his broadcaster wife Stacy Herbert alongside Salinas Pliego, Bukele, and others was also photographed and posted to the social media platform.
Samson Mow of Exellion – a key ally of Bukele’s BTC adoption plans – was also photographed alongside Zhao and Salinas Pliego.
In a number of tweets, Bukele referred to Salinas Pliego as “tío” (Spanish for “uncle”) and “Uncle Ricky.”
And “Uncle Ricky” decided to join Bukele in making a series of BTC-themed barbs aimed at American Senators, some of whom have attempted to push through a bill that would oblige American agencies to prepare reports on El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption.
The Mexican wrote that “all freedom-loving people of the world must support” Bukele’s “brave stance,” adding:
“It’s totally unacceptable for the US [government] to interfere like this in El Salvador.”
Bukele, meanwhile, played to a captive social media crowd, claiming that he sometimes traded BTC “while in the toilet,” and bragging that “bitcoin is FU money.”
He was retorting to a charge from the American Senator Bill Cassidy, who claimed:
“Salvadoran residents in the United States don’t like [the BTC
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