When El Salvador President Bukele saw what was happening in the small surf town of El Zonte (pronounced El Zoan-tay”), he took notice. Quickly dubbed “Bitcoin Beach”, most of the community's households and dozens of local businesses were shopping and doing business in Bitcoin, a popular cryptocurrency ... and it was working beautifully!

The economic experiment began as a community project to help local El Zonte kids stay in school. But the local impact of the Bitcoin Beach project was profound and improved the lives of locals throughout the surrounding area! From street vendors selling Pupusas (a thick local corncake usually filled with meats, cheese, and/or beans) to motorcycle repairmen accepting digital payment, there’s no question this local economy became all about freedom.

On Sept 7, El Salvador becomes the first country to make Bitcoin an official currency! Making it the first country to use a currency that no government controls! That’s right, a truly people-centric, free market currency will become legal tender in a real country! Imagine how many countries are likely to follow!

ECI Development lives on the leading edge, and today, that means being in El Salvador to help lead the charge and be part of the beginning of an economic revolution.