BTC logo
BTC
$105,184.92
3.46%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,734.83
4.59%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0002
0.00%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,047.88
7.91%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2181
5.68%
SOL logo
SOL
$177.60
7.58%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.03%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3068
3.22%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1786
8.36%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6033
7.76%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9994
0.02%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$34.12
6.09%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.04
7.74%
BCH logo
BCH
$458.45
6.62%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.2933
7.52%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6027
0.21%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3452
10.40%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.22
3.63%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.27
9.86%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1592
9.02%
BTC logo
BTC
$105,184.92
3.46%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,734.83
4.59%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0002
0.00%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,047.88
7.91%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2181
5.68%
SOL logo
SOL
$177.60
7.58%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.03%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3068
3.22%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1786
8.36%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6033
7.76%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9994
0.02%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$34.12
6.09%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.04
7.74%
BCH logo
BCH
$458.45
6.62%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.2933
7.52%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6027
0.21%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3452
10.40%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.22
3.63%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.27
9.86%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1592
9.02%
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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.