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Bitcoin Payments in El Salvador Fall to Just 8.1% of Purchases

The Cryptonomist·August 26, 2026·1 min read
Bitcoin Payments in El Salvador Fall to Just 8.1% of Purchases

A restaurant tucked into El Zonte, the coastal village known worldwide as Bitcoin Beach, reportedly took in just one Bitcoin payment during the entire month of August 2026. That single transaction, made by a customer buying lunch, has become the latest data point in a much larger story about fading Bitcoin payments in El Salvador, [...]

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