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Adopting Bitcoin: Days 7 – 8 in El Salvador

Adopting Bitcoin

An incredible experiment is unfolding before our eyes in El Salvador. Adopting Bitcoin was focused on how we make this experiment a success.

Published November 17, 2021
Categorized as Travel Log Tagged bitcoin, el salvador, lightning, merchants, ux

Chivo ATM: Day 6 in El Salvador

Chivo ATM in a row with other bank ATMs

The day before Adopting Bitcoin, I did some more Lightning payments to various merchants around town and had some misadventures with a Chivo Bitcoin ATM.

Published November 15, 2021
Categorized as Travel Log Tagged atm, bitcoin, el salvador, lightning, merchants, ux

Volcano: Day 5 in El Salvador

Photo of volcano crater

The day where I find a new version of Chivo that accepts Lightning payments with minimal issue and hike a volcano.

Published November 14, 2021
Categorized as Travel Log Tagged bitcoin, el salvador, lightning, merchants

Markets and Malls: Day 4 in El Salvador

Photo oof Palacio Nacional

On day 4, I visited the Palacio Nacional, explored the marketplace in Centro Histórico, and went to the mall.

Published November 13, 2021
Categorized as Travel Log Tagged bitcoin, lightning, merchants

IBEX, Chivo, and MUNA: Day 3 in El Salvador

Photo of a painting outside the MUNA in San Salvador

I started the day off with a breakfast of huevos revueltos, with tortillas and frijoles refritos, then ventured out into the city. I decided to head over to Starbucks to get some work done on my laptop and checkout the Bitcoin UX there.

Published November 12, 2021
Categorized as Travel Log Tagged el salvador, lightning, merchants, ux

Designated Bitcoiners: Day 2 in El Salvador

Photo of buildings, trees, and hills in San Salvador, El Salvador

One trend I am beginning to notice is that some businesses who accept Bitcoin treat it as a special edge case. I call this the “designated bitcoiner” approach.

Published November 11, 2021
Categorized as Travel Log Tagged bitcoin, el salvador, lightning, merchants
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