El Salvador vs the World Bank

El Salvador vs the World Bank

2 Episodes

El Salvador vs the World Bank explores everything from how Bitcoin arrived in El Salvador with crypto-loving surfers, to the controversial decision made by President Bukele to adopt it as a legal tender.

El Salvador vs the World Bank
  • Part 1

    Episode 1

    When a group of crypto loving surfers arrived in El Salvador and began using Bitcoin to help the local community, a wave of momentum gathered which would take the crypto currency all the way to becoming a legal tender in the country.

  • Part 2

    Episode 2

    President Bukele’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador is met with both enthusiasm and concern. Is the economy, and is crypto currency itself, ready for such drastic change?