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Last week, El Salvador’s legislature voted to become the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. While the U.S. dollar will still be El Salvador’s official currency, all ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “This Hidden Central American Surf Town Is Known as ‘Bitcoin Beach’—Here’s How to Visit,” reads a fresh Travel + Leisure headline, ...
On the coast of El Salvador, lies a small rustic beach town of 3,000 locals, known as El Zonte. A surfer’s paradise, the village is frequented by those seeking an authentic and rustic vibe. Like so ...
Right after I hopped out the back of a pickup in El Zonte, El Salvador, I recognized I wasn't in an ordinary beach town. El Zonte's welcome sign had two bitcoin logos, its cafes offered 75% bitcoin ...
EL ZONTE, El Salvador — After El Salvador’s congress made the bitcoin legal tender this week, eyes turned to this rural fishing village on the Pacific coast. Known to surfers for its pounding waves, ...
On June 8, 2021, President Nayib Bukele declared bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, effective September 7, 2021. But the surf town of El Zonte boasts a two-year head start. In fact, nearly all of ...
Michael Peterson became the so-called Father of Bitcoin Beach, Bloomberg Businessweek reported. Thanks to an anonymous donation, Peterson helped El Zonte widely adopt the currency. Lawmakers in El ...
In September, the tiny Central American country became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, forcing local merchants to accept it as payment. “Bitcoin is going to change the world. It’s ...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The president of El Salvador is making a huge bet on bitcoin with his country's treasury. President Nayib Bukele is hoping to launch bitcoin-backed bonds to raise $1 ...
“This Hidden Central American Surf Town Is Known as ‘Bitcoin Beach’—Here’s How to Visit,” reads a fresh Travel + Leisure headline, which might leave a strapped but itinerant surfer with Central ...
El Salvador may have less than 200 miles of coastline, but it "features dozens of world-class waves crammed within its shores," Surfer said. El Zonte is one of the laidback beach towns attracting ...