EL SALVADOR’S #IMF DEAL

EL SALVADOR’S #IMF DEAL

El Salvador ’s journey with Bitcoin isn’t just about profits.

🔑 What #Bukele Got Right

🟢 92% drop in homicides: Safety is the bedrock of economic revolution.
🟢 Tourism surge: Bitcoin brought attention, but safety brought visitors.
🟢 Business-friendly environment: Stability attracts global investment.
🟢 Infrastructure for innovation: Laying the digital groundwork for transformation.

💡 The Hard Truths on Adoption

🔴 92% non-adoption rate: Forced revolutions fail. Organic growth wins.
🔴 Chivo Wallet lessons: Government tools should enable, not impose.
🟢 Tourism’s Bitcoin link: Safety improvements led, Bitcoin followed.

🌱 A Better Blueprint

#ElSalvador ’s pivot toward grassroots growth is a game-changer:
1. Bitcoin stays legal tender, but forced adoption ends.
2. Empowering communities through education.
3. State provides fertile ground (security, infrastructure), citizens and foreign investors lead the revolution.

🌍 The Global Lesson

Monetary freedom grows from the ground up, not from mandates. Governments are bound to facilitate:
🟠 Secure their streets.
🟠 Educate their people.
🟠 Focus on enabling—not enforcing—change.

🟣 Bitcoin adoption isn’t about coercion. It’s about trust, patience, and grassroots empowerment. When people lead, freedom flourishes.

🇸🇻 A transformation of this scale was never going to be linear or easy. What matters is the progress made, the lessons learned, and the commitment to a brighter future.

The ultimate success of El #Salvador’s #Bitcoin experiment will unfold over time. What’s clear now is that they’ve dared to dream big, and act even bigger. The world will be watching, and so far, this journey is a testament to what’s possible when vision meets determination.

El Salvador isn’t just writing history; they’re shaping the future.

Stacy Herbert Saifedean Ammous Max Keiser #nostr