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El Salvador Dispatch: The Origins of the Bitcoin Experiment

El Zonte inspired Bukele to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador. CoinDesk visited the surfing village to see how it’s developing.

Updated Feb 17, 2025, 2:28 p.m. Published Feb 14, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
A small river divides El Zonte in half. You can easily cross the stream from the beach if you don’t mind getting your feet wet. Credit: Luis Rodriguez, Unsplash
A small river divides El Zonte in half. You can easily cross the stream from the beach if you don’t mind getting your feet wet. Credit: Luis Rodriguez, Unsplash