El Salvador's Nayib Bukele Shares a Video of the 'First Steps' Behind the Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mine Construction

The president of El Salvador shared a video via the social media platform Twitter that said "First steps," as the film shows ASIC bitcoin mining rigs being installed at a geothermal energy plant. The video shows containers that are emblazoned with the Salvadoran government logos and a large quantity of ASIC mining devices. The video has been viewed around 2 million times on Twitter, and Bukele's video tweet has over 50K likes and over 12,000 retweets.

While many bitcoin proponents said the mining facility was "impressive," a few Salvadoran citizens complained about the use of energy. "So, there are centers to produce more energy, but to mine bitcoin," one individual asked the Salvadoran president. "People who have been waiting for electricity for more than 30 years. Not that you would help those most in need? Hypocrite," the person added.

A lot of people gave the woman flak for asking Bukele that question, but a number of people stuck up for her. "She just wonders, like any normal person," another individual replied in Nayib Bukele's tweet thread. "Why is there money to set up power plants for [bitcoin] mining and there is no money to supply the entire population. Before insulting people, make an argument," the person added. Besides the introduction to volcano-powered bitcoin mining this past June, Bukele also discussed the subject in greater detail on an episode of "What Bitcoin Did."