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How a town in El Salvador became a testing ground for bitcoin
How a town in El Salvador became a testing ground for bitcoin
To do that, we went to one of the simplest places in the world, a remote town known as "Bitcoin Beach." On the coast of El Salvador, about an hour from the capital is a town called El Zonte. Black volcanic sand gives way to warm water and an exceptional point break that draws surfers from around the world.Apr 10, 2022
Playa El Zonte – Wikipedia
Playa El Zonte – Wikipedia
A popular tourist destination, El Zonte has been described as a “world surfing mecca”. Playa El Zonte (English: El Zonte Beach; nicknamed Bitcoin Beach) became …
Bitcoin Beach
Bitcoin Beach
The project Bitcoin Beach is creating a sustainable Bitcoin Economic ecosystem on the coast of El Salvador, where the majority of people do not have access to …
On 'Bitcoin Beach' tourists and residents hail El Salvador's …
On 'Bitcoin Beach' tourists and residents hail El Salvador's …
EL ZONTE, El Salvador, Sept 7 (Reuters) – In the El Salvadoran beach town of El Zonte, a surfing hotspot known as “Bitcoin Beach,” tourists …
Bitcoin Beach: What Happened When an El Salvador Surf …
Bitcoin Beach: What Happened When an El Salvador Surf …
The best place to see where El Salvador is going with all this is El Zonte, a surfing village on the country’s Pacific coast. In 2019, a small …
How a California surfer helped bring bitcoin to El Salvador
How a California surfer helped bring bitcoin to El Salvador
The waves in El Zonte, a town of 3,000 in El Salvador that has become known as Bitcoin Beach. (Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times).
Central America hoped bitcoin would attract tourists. It hasn't …
Central America hoped bitcoin would attract tourists. It hasn't …
Like the case of “Bitcoin Beach” in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are replicating the same idea by creating a cryptocurrency hub in …
'Bitcoin Beach': a Look at the World's First Full Crypto Economy
'Bitcoin Beach': a Look at the World's First Full Crypto Economy
Inside ‘Bitcoin Beach’: The town of El Zonte operates the world’s first full crypto economy. Its founders shared a behind-the-scenes look at …
At El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach, a glimpse of crypto economy
At El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach, a glimpse of crypto economy
EL ZONTE, El Salvador (AP) — After El Salvador’s congress made the bitcoin legal tender this week, eyes turned to this rural fishing village …
Bitcoin Beach: The cryptocurrency experiment in El Salvador's …
Bitcoin Beach: The cryptocurrency experiment in El Salvador's …
Bukele, however, has been pointing to a small Salvadoran beach town called El Zonte where residents have been using Bitcoin for nearly two …
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