El Salvador’s Tourism Rises 30% After Bitcoin Became Legal Tender
El Salvador’s tourism has grown more than 30% after adopting bitcoin as legal tender, according to the country’s ministry of tourism. “Cryptocurrency multiplies the opportunities to do business with more partners anywhere in the world,” the Salvadoran government explained. El Salvador’s Economy Boosted by Bitcoin Law The Salvadoran government has outlined some economic benefits resulting from adopting bitcoin as legal tender. The country’s bitcoin law went into effect in September last year, making BTC a national currency alongside....
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele previously announced that El Salvador’s GDP grew over 10% in 2021. El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender in September 2021 has triggered a notable surge not only for its gross domestic product but also for the local tourism development.According to El Salvador’s tourism minister Morena Valdez, the tourism industry in El Salvador surged more than 30% since the adoption of the Bitcoin law in September 2021.“We did a poll to check the activity according to the before and after of Bitcoin. The tourism sector increased in November and....
El Salvador was the first country to make Bitcoin a legal tender. Though some speculations have given pessimistic forecasts on the implications for the nation, things seem to be moving in a contrary wave. El Salvador’s tourism record has shown a tremendous spike for the first half of 2022. According to government data, the country […]
A slew of guests discuss the historic one-year anniversary of President Nayib Bukele announcing El Salvador’s plan to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
Morena Valdez, the tourism minister of El Salvador, has spoken on the recovery the tourism sector of the country has reportedly experienced even after the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Valdez’s statements, tourism has greatly benefited from the introduction of bitcoin as legal tender in the country, and from the foreigners that come to the country for bitcoin-related purposes and business.
Tourism Recovers in El Salvador
Morena Valdez, the tourism minister of El Salvador, has brought out information about the recovery of the tourism sector in the country. Even after....
Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, has released an analysis of recent amendments to El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, casting new light on whether Bitcoin remains legal tender in the country. While the Salvadoran government has repeatedly assured that “everything is awesome,” Mow urges caution, noting that the revisions both preserve Bitcoin’s legal tender status and dilute […]