Oriente Salvaje Nominated as World Surfing Reserve
The move will provide conservation efforts to a section of El Salvador's east coast that holds two popular point breaks, Las Flores and Punta Mango.
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The move will provide conservation efforts to a section of El Salvador's east coast that holds two popular point breaks, Las Flores and Punta Mango.
This coastal community famous as a surfing mecca has garnered over 3,000 bitcoin users including more than 500 families and 120 businesses. Its adoption model is now being replicated around the world. That’s why Bitcoin Beach is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.
Slow to start for Punta Roca, tracking decent pulse for mid-month
Jose Cabezas / reuters Bitcoin has had a rollercoaster ride over the last months. Once Tesla’s darling, with its value climbing, when the EV maker dropped BTC pricing, the cryptocurrency plummeted in value, (it’s down 37 percent over the last month, at the time of writing). But hey, don’t tell El Salvador. President Nayib Bukele has followed through on his campaign promise to make the turbulent Bitcoin legal tender, alongside the US dollar. It means that, in about 90 days, the cryptocurrency can be used as payment for goods or services unless a business doesn’t have the facilities to ...