BTC logo
BTC
$105,577.83
5.36%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,789.30
5.76%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0003
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,064.67
8.81%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2764
4.84%
SOL logo
SOL
$180.22
6.82%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3075
4.27%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1829
5.87%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6197
6.92%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9995
0.06%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.50
8.49%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$35.04
10.09%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3017
6.34%
BCH logo
BCH
$461.74
10.69%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3892
9.17%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.4062
2.39%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.24
3.85%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.81
8.89%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1614
9.81%
BTC logo
BTC
$105,577.83
5.36%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,789.30
5.76%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0003
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,064.67
8.81%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2764
4.84%
SOL logo
SOL
$180.22
6.82%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3075
4.27%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1829
5.87%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6197
6.92%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9995
0.06%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.50
8.49%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$35.04
10.09%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3017
6.34%
BCH logo
BCH
$461.74
10.69%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3892
9.17%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.4062
2.39%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.24
3.85%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.81
8.89%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1614
9.81%
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2 Months in El Salvador: The Ground Game for Bitcoin Adoption

A graduate student on leave from the Wharton School checks in on the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Are locals buying it?

By Jonathan Martin|Edited by Benjamin Schiller
Updated Jun 14, 2024, 7:07 p.m. Published Aug 7, 2023, 7:29 p.m.
A bitcoin ATM in El Salvador, 2023.
A bitcoin ATM in El Salvador, 2023.