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by el-salvador 1371 days ago
> 20% of business accepting bitcoin is just crazy high. Living in Germany it seems that 20% of business don't even accept regular credit cards yet.

The numbers may be be higher in places that cater to bitcoin tourists, like beach hotels and restaurants, but for day to day locals the transactions is lower.

During peak bitcoin usage I asked a few cashiers how many transactions have been in bitcoin, and the answer was none in normal stores, and 1-3 in the largest supermarket in the fanciest part of San Salvador.

Even the largest bank in El Salvador, only processed 7500 bitcoin transactions on their payment gateway from october 2021 to december 2021. That would be like 80 por day.

"más de 7,500 transacciones [..] en el 2021 [...]n pago con bitcoin." [1]

[1] https://www.bancoagricola.com/salaprensa/notas-de-prensa/ban...