Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Doge have a divisive reputation.
On the one hand, their decentralised nature increases accessibility for many people around the world. On the other, they’re used for illicit activities and come with a substantial environmental cost.
El Salvador is the first country in the world to try and make Bitcoin legal tender.
In the town of El Zonte, roughly 56km south east from the capital San Salvador, Bitcoin is in wide use.
Local stores have Bitcoin machines and customers can use digital wallets on their phones to complete payments.
In this beach community, a nongovernmental organization with the financial backing…
