El Salvador ranks third in global Bitcoin ATM installations, data finds

El Salvador ranks third in global Bitcoin ATM installations, data finds

The Salvadorian government has installed over 200 ATMs in September after adopting Bitcoin as a legal tender. El Salvador now hosts the third-largest network of crypto ATMs after the United States and Canada, amounting to 70% of all crypto ATMs in South America.According to data from Coin ATM Radar, El Salvador has exceeded United Kingdom’s crypto ATM count after deploying 205 crypto ATMs to date to facilitate local Bitcoin transactions and BTC to U.S. dollar conversions. Comparing this to Statista data from August 16, it becomes evident that El Salvador has successfully installed 201 ATMs....


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