El Zonte Restaurant Receives Only One Bitcoin Payment

A restaurant in El Zonte, El Salvador, received only one Bitcoin payment in August, made by Bitcoin Core contributor Jon Atack. Staff at the restaurant reported that the once-common Bitcoin transactions have nearly disappeared, with most customers now paying by card. Atack mentioned that when he tried to tip using the smallest unit of Bitcoin, sats, a staff member said they had forgotten how to use the cryptocurrency app and showed little interest in reactivating it, describing the local payment scene as dead. The employee, who has worked at the restaurant for three years, witnessed the rise and fall of Bitcoin payment habits. Nevertheless, another traveler stated that they successfully completed a Bitcoin payment in the same area and noted that there are still signs of Bitcoin acceptance in the town. El Zonte has been in the spotlight since 2019 when an anonymous donor began introducing Bitcoin to the city, becoming a reference for national policy in El Salvador, although accepting Bitcoin has since become optional for businesses.

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