Crypto isn’t just trading charts and memecoins. In El Salvador’s beach towns like El Zonte, Bitcoin is changing lives — one wave at a time.

After adopting BTC as legal tender in 2021, crypto tourists flooded in. Local surf instructors, hostel owners, and taco vendors who embraced Bitcoin saw unexpected benefits:

✅ Instant tips from global visitors

✅ Zero remittance fees from abroad

✅ New "Bitcoin surf camps" attracting digital nomads

Fisherman-turned-surf-guide Carlos now earns 40% of his income in BTC: *"It used to take 3 days to receive dollars from abroad. Now? My daughter’s tuition is paid in minutes."*