What it’s actually like to use Bitcoin in El Salvador

Cointelegraph

Published Dec 20, 2022 09:47AM ET

Updated Dec 20, 2022 10:00AM ET

I attempted to spend two weeks travelling in El Salvador living on Bitcoin. I tried to pay for every single thing with Bitcoin, or Satoshis, small amounts of Bitcoin. Spoiler alert, I failed.

Outfoxed by car hire companies (fortunately my car of choice was not Fiat); stubborn restauranteurs, a parking meter, pupusas, and a fancy dress shop where I was obliged to purchase a multicoloured wig with a $5 bill, I could not survive in Bitcoin Country on Bitcoin alone.

In a supermarket “This cashier accepts Bitcoin / Chivo”
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