TD₿: Living on Bitcoin in El Salvador (a Twitter thread) By Luke Mikic
TL;DR: Luke tried living purely on Bitcoin for a year in El Salvador. Here's how it went.
Hey Bitcoiners,
It’s been two years since El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, giving every citizen $30 worth of it and launching a wallet. So how is adoption and acceptance going? Luke Mikic took on the task personally of trying to live there for a year and offers this Twitter thread, with both a short video and short article embedded, covering his experience.
Enjoy!
Tick tock next block,
Cory Klippsten
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