{"id":74162,"date":"2023-02-15T20:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T18:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=74162"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:29:59","slug":"el-salvador-to-open-bitcoin-embassy-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/el-salvador-to-open-bitcoin-embassy-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"El Salvador to open Bitcoin embassy in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Salvadoran ambassador to the United States, Milena Mayorga, announced the opening of a second Bitcoin embassy at a meeting with Texas Deputy Secretary of State Joe Esparza.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\"><p>\\n<\/p>\n<p lang=\\\"es\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">The state of Texas, our new ally.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>In my meeting with Texas Deputy Secretary of State Joe Esparza <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TXsecofstate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@TXsecofstate<\/a>, we discussed the opening of the second embassy <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#Bitcoin<\/a> and expanding trade and economic exchange projects. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/NcmOjeadl6\\\">pic.twitter.com\/NcmOjeadl6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milena Mayorga (@MilenaMayorga) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilenaMayorga\/status\/1625583540321542161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the parties also discussed expanding trading and economic exchange projects.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The first Bitcoin embassy was opened in the Swiss city of Lugano in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\"><p>\\n<\/p>\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">The world\u2019s first <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#Bitcoin<\/a> diplomat representing the world\u2019s first <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#Bitcoin<\/a> nation in the first ever <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#bitcoin<\/a> embassy of \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb in Lugano <\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2066<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosueLopezGal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@JosueLopezGal<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/jGsVZa09F9\\\">pic.twitter.com\/jGsVZa09F9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stacy Herbert \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb\ud83d\ude80 (@stacyherbert) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacyherbert\/status\/1585989894203052033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">October 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In September 2021, the Salvadoran authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-legalises-bitcoin-as-government-buys-550-btc\">recognised<\/a> Bitcoin as legal tender. <span data-descr=\\\"IMF\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">IMF<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/imf-again-criticises-bitcoin-legalisation-in-el-salvador\">criticised<\/a> the decision and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/imf-urges-el-salvador-to-drop-bitcoin-as-legal-tender\">recommended<\/a> stripping the cryptocurrency of that status.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In July 2022, the country&#8217;s finance minister Alejandro Zelaya said that the rollout of digital gold <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-cites-benefits-of-bitcoin-legalization\">expanded access to financial services<\/a> to a population largely outside traditional banking services, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-links-tourism-boom-to-bitcoin-legalization\">attracted tourists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bitfinex-to-donate-over-1-million-to-small-businesses-in-el-salvador\">drew investments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In November, the Salvadoran government <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/el-salvador-creates-national-bitcoin-office\">opened<\/a> the National Bitcoin Office. 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