I saw a post on the Pilipinas local board about El Salvador kids buying fastfood with bitcoin. It showed kids there buying food at McDonald's and paying with Bitcoin.
It’s honestly amazing to think that at such a young age, they’re already exposed to bitcoin or cryptocurrency.
Here in the Philippines, even just ordering at the computer counter in McDo can already feel intimidating for some people. What I mean by “intimidating” is not that they’re literally scared, but that they’re not familiar with how to use it yet. So imagine paying with bitcoin, that would probably feel even more complicated for many here in the Philippines..

Here El Salvador has been able to present themselves to the world, no matter what decision they make about Bitcoin, it has become unique in the present time. Nayib Bukele will be able to build his country in his own way, because he has been educating the future generation about Bitcoin. Bitcoin education will be loved by children because they have created a system for all people, boys, girls, teenagers, young women, and adults, to learn about Bitcoin from an early age, if they receive Bitcoin education correctly, then Nayib Bukele will be able to present his nation to the world in the future.

Its really complicated situation knowing that our government have neutral stance on Bitcoin and its unfortunate that they didn't do anything to at least make people aware on its existence also on how they can use it.

While in El Salvador they have this https://elsalvadorinenglish.com/2025/11/18/salvadoran-students-to-learn-bitcoin-basics-through-redesigned-national-curriculum/

And this is why many people including kids out there know how to use and transact Bitcoin on merchants accepting it in their country.

True that government is focus not only with regulation they try to impose since they also target to implement taxation to those people using Bitcoin in their country. To sad to see that educating their citizens about Bitcoin is their less priority. But also its not always about corruption on why those things happen, because sometimes some government just worried to much on illegal activities happening and also financial instability since what they know Bitcoin is risky because its volatile asset. This is also the reason why they are cautious and can't decide well on how they are going to support it.

While in El Salvador its actually good that they are using its fame to get opportunity to attract lots of investor to come in their country. Those attitude they made put huge difference on their country that's why they are gaining positive results with all actions they have done. Those doubting officials should look at the progress gotten by El Salvador so that they could get an idea on how they can adapt Bitcoin and take advantage on what it can possibly offer to them.

These are all big words and window dressing! My friend flew there and became convinced that there was no point in paying with bitcoins in El Salvador, the exchange rate was not favorable, there were few goods and only in some stores. This story contains more advertising than real turnover. The only difference from other countries is that in El Salvador you will not be jailed or fined or taxed for paying with Bitcoin. This is such a sad story.

Right, because if there's unfavorable issue like that exist for sure there's provably lots of people will complain regarding on those matter.

Also having those unfavorable market exchange rates is not going to be good on the adoption they tried to do. Many people will avoid Bitcoin if they see those kind of disadvantage, so his friend provably didn't tell the truth and just want to spread misinformation towards what actually happening in El Salvador. We cannot say they are perfect since there's provably flaws on the system, but they are trying their best to learn and take advantage whatever things they could gain from Bitcoin.

Government of El Salvador. Most governments are unconcerned about whether their population have the necessary information to learn about and understand Bitcoin, as well as how to benefit from its adoption. All they care about are regulations that could potentially generate more tax revenue for them... so it's not surprising that governments have a negative view of Bitcoin because they don't think it's important enough, especially in developing countries where corruption is rampant--they're more concerned with projects that will help them get richer.

El Salvador has made Bitcoin legal on that year then after so many years, maybe those trial and errors made on their adoption made give them lots of ideas. That's why they build solid educational programs which they teach kids about the existence and other things that can help those young people to learn more about Bitcoin.

Some other governments resist the idea of adopting Bitcoin, maybe they just don't understand it and its good that they can now look forward on those things done by El Salvador.

Bit coin had limited supply, that's why often it can possibly fight against corruption and maybe inflation to if they manage to handle it well. Its good for El Salvador that they give independence and alternative currency to use which could be beneficial to their ordinary citizens.

Young Salvadoran programmers are coming out of job market with strong grasp of money and digital assets, as programs such as Mi Primer Bitcoin and Bitcoin Diploma 2.0 are already put into country public school system, and other countries are watching them, such as Argentina and Bhutan.
This act gives high level of honesty since planned savings of nation can be seen on public list and acts as warning against price hikes and scams that exist in more old systems, which depend on printing money. This setup, which saves estimated 400 million year in sending costs, and lets small sellers start credit histories, which they have never done before, to the average person, including the 70 percent with bank accounts, saves. It is my view that other governments are not ready to jump into it due to group slowness and fear of losing control, while El Salvador has been able to give its people choice that would not bind their money future to world banks.