It’s hard to believe that Bitcoin Day was only a year ago. We will return to El Salvador in anticipation of the celebration of that faithful day, you will find that the country is booming with activity. This news collection has it all; from tourism to mining, from conferences to meetings. For a while there, the war with the gangs monopolized headlines related to El Salvador, but with the commemoration of Bitcoin Day on the horizon, it’s time to get back to basics.
High Level People Prepare For Bitcoin Day Celebration
- First of all, tourism in El Salvador is back to pre-pandemic levels and then some. President Bukele clarifies that the charts refer to “international tourism,” so the main drivers are “Bitcoin and surf.” Not only that, “internal tourism is growing even more, mainly because of our crackdown on gangs.”
Only a handful of countries were able to recover their tourism to pre-pandemic levels.
And that’s international tourism, so those are the main reasons behind it #Bitcoin and surfing 🤙🏼
But internal tourism is growing even more, mainly because of our crackdown on gangs. https://t.co/mBbarohmoZ pic.twitter.com/Iy6mFliicJ
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) August 6, 2022
- Since the original Bitcoin Day, mining in El Salvador has done nothing but grow. In the following video, Anchor mining shows off the immersion coolers they brought to El Salvador. Also, in the tweet, the founder of the company promises. “Soon to launch the educational project in which my team will explain how immersion is the future of hashrate decentralization.”
Immersion coolers on the way to Anchor I Solar in El Salvador. Anchor Hydro I in operation, II inbound. Soon to launch the educational project where my team will be explaining how immersion cooling is the future of hashrate decentralization, and much more. #keep🇸🇻 pic.twitter.com/0nqZO3bCnq
— Josue Lopez 🇸🇻 (@JosueLopezGal) August 12, 2022
- This could be huge or nothing at all. Investment platform BankToTheFuture and President Bukele are working on “some recovery plans in El Salvador for distressed global Bitcoin lending companies.” Is it possible that the future of bitcoin loan companies is in the only country with favorable legislation? Or is it done for the good of bitcoin lending companies?
I, @nayibbukele & the @BankToTheFuture The team is preparing several recovery plans in El Salvador for people in global distress #Bitcoin foreign companies. It can be a great opportunity for all affected when you have the perfect leadership, laws and laws. #Bitcoin #TasceoiríCéad pic.twitter.com/aXPUDjwjxJ
— Simon Dixon (@SimonDixonTwitt) August 19, 2022
BTC price chart for 08/29/2022 on Bitstamp | Source: BTC/USD on TradingView.com
Meeting Bitcoin-People Is Easy
- Roman Martinez and Mike Peterson of Bitcoin Beach gave a presentation at the Surfin Bitcoin conference in Biarritz, France. The project that started it all continues to expand far and wide. The tweet says, “Probably the most engaging conference. The sentiment is evident in Bitcoin Beach. They are proud of their country, proud to be pioneers.”
Probably the most boring conference 🥹
The feeling is seen in @Bitcoinbeach. They are proud of their country, proud to be pioneers.
Bitcoin changes lives ♥️#SurfinBitcoin22 #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/G4ier8yD68
— Soso – Ordnance Master 🔥 (@explososo) August 26, 2022
- And speaking of Roman and the Bitcoin Beach team, they know how important the upcoming anniversary is. “Join us for the one year anniversary of Bitcoin Day in El Salvador! Our Bitcoin Beach meetup will be a celebratory party you can’t miss!”
Join us for its centenary #BitcoinDay in #Elvador! Our @Bitcoinbeach a meeting will turn into a celebration party 🎉 you can’t miss!
September 7, 5 pm – Permanent Waves, El Zonte @Bitcoinbeach pic.twitter.com/jgrua0UnNS
— Roman Martínez🇸🇻⚡️ (old) (@romanmartinezc) August 29, 2022
- Additionally, the Bitcoin Beach team recently received a delegation from the Parlamento Centroamericano AKA Parlacen. “They heard the story of Hope House and how our Bitcoin Beach project used Bitcoin as a tool for financial inclusion and community empowerment,” said Roman.
They heard a story from @HopeHousesv and how our @Bitcoinbeach used project #Bitcoin as a tool for financial inclusion and community empowerment pic.twitter.com/2lLakwXord
— Roman Martínez🇸🇻⚡️ (old) (@romanmartinezc) August 24, 2022
- The folks from the My First Bitcoin educational initiative also hold a monthly bitcoin meetup. The only difference is that they do it in San Salvador, the capital. “All our friends in El Salvador will be with us tomorrow for our monthly Bitcoin meeting,” the announcement tweet reveals.
All our friends i #Elvador join us tomorrow for our #Bitcoin monthly meeting.
You definitely don’t want to miss this one! pic.twitter.com/lkPbQGmLYI
— Mi Primer Bitcoin (@MyfirstBitcoin_) August 24, 2022
Last But not least, Nashin Bupele
- Since the original Bitcoin Day, El Salvador is everywhere. To prove that, here is a scene from a Korean soap opera where someone gives a presentation on El Salvador and its bitcoin adoption.
Nashim Bupele’s castings were not so successful in Korea # drama pic.twitter.com/wlbV7t0Cry
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) August 8, 2022
The table is set for Bitcoin’s First Day anniversary. The world was a completely different beast when El Salvador adopted bitcoin as legal tender. That reminds us of Max Keizer’s classic question, is bitcoin a reaction to the chaos or is bitcoin creating the chaos? In the case of El Salvador, the answer is obvious. Bitcoin is taking the country to the next level.
Featured Image: Nashim Bupele screenshot from this video | Charts by TradingView
El Salvador prepares for its first Bitcoin Day anniversary.
