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El Salvador Bolsters Bitcoin Literacy: Plans to Train 80,000 Public Servants

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In Brief

  • El Salvador aims to train 80,000 public servants on Bitcoin as part of its broader crypto-integration strategy.
  • Education initiatives include a new Bitcoin Module at ESIAP and a ten-week Bitcoin curriculum in schools.
  • Investments like $1.6 billion for seaport modernization support El Salvador’s ambitious Bitcoin City project.
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El Salvador is advancing its position as a leader in crypto by launching a Bitcoin training program for 80,000 public servants. This strategic move aims to promote crypto-literacy within the government.

It is part of a broader national strategy to integrate Bitcoin into the country’s economy fully.

El Salvador Focuses on Bitcoin Education

Stacy Herbert, the Director of the Bitcoin Office, is at the forefront of this initiative. She is currently developing a Bitcoin Module for the Escuela Superior de Innovación en la Administración Pública (ESIAP) Academia, the higher school of innovation in public administration.

“Thousands of El Salvador’s civil servants will soon receive the highest standard of instruction on Bitcoin. And this will have the compounding effect of excellence begetting more excellence in El Salvador, the home of new capital markets on Bitcoin,” Herbert said.

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Consequently, El Salvador’s progressive step in Bitcoin education has received praise from industry leaders. In an interview with BeInCrypto, Eloisa Cadenas, CEO of Monetae Exchange, shared that civil servants will have a fresh perspective on Bitcoin after receiving the training.

“Fear is one of the feelings that limit many from interacting with Bitcoin due to various prejudices, such as thinking they will be scammed, that it is used for money laundering, or that it is only for getting rich. The more knowledge people have about Bitcoin and crypto assets in general, these biases will gradually diminish, and people will stop feeling that fear derived from a lack of understanding,” Cadenas told BeInCrypto.

Moreover, El Salvador has been proactive in embedding Bitcoin education into its school systems. In 2022, the government introduced a ten-week Bitcoin curriculum in schools through a project called ‘My First Bitcoin.’ The curriculum covers crucial topics like Bitcoin nodes, preventing double-spending, and understanding Bitcoin halvings.

As of August 2024, the My First Bitcoin project had educated over 35,000 students about Bitcoin. These educational initiatives highlight the nation’s commitment to nurturing a generation knowledgeable about digital finance.

Alongside educational developments, El Salvador is making infrastructural investments to support its Bitcoin strategy. Earlier this month, a $1.6 billion investment from Turkey’s Yilport Holding was announced.

This investment will modernize essential seaports and lay the groundwork for the ambitious Bitcoin City project. President Nayib Bukele, who originally proposed Bitcoin City in 2021, plans to fund this venture through government-issued Bitcoin bonds.

Additionally, the Bukele administration continues to show steadfast support for Bitcoin, adopting a dollar-cost-averaging (DCA) strategy to buy Bitcoin daily. Currently, El Salvador holds approximately 5,848 BTC, valued at about $348 million.

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El Salvador Bitcoin Balance
El Salvador Bitcoin Balance. Source: The Bitcoin Office

Furthermore, El Salvador is exploring the use of Bitcoin for international trade settlements. This move aims to mitigate trade challenges with Russia and is part of a broader effort to strengthen economic ties and enhance geopolitical standing. By leveraging cryptocurrency, El Salvador seeks to bypass the traditional banking system that is vulnerable to Western sanctions.

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Harsh Notariya
Harsh Notariya is an Editorial Standards Lead at BeInCrypto, who also writes about various topics, including decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), tokenization, crypto airdrops, decentralized finance (DeFi), meme coins, and altcoins. Before joining BeInCrypto, he was a community consultant at Totality Corp, specializing in the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Additionally, Harsh was a blockchain content writer and researcher at Financial Funda, where he created...
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