Money
Money in El Salvador.
The country uses the US dollar, bitcoin is legal tender with an asterisk, and remittances are a quarter of the economy. Three pages covering all of it.
The money guides
Currency, transfers and the bitcoin experiment, five years in.
01
Sending money to El Salvador
Compare Remitly, Wise, Western Union and bitcoin for sending money to El Salvador — fees, delivery speed, cash pickup and what remittances actually cost families.
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02
Bitcoin in El Salvador
What actually happened after El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender — Chivo Wallet, the 2025 IMF change, Bitcoin Beach, the national reserve, and whether you can pay in it.
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03
El Salvador currency
El Salvador uses the US dollar. Why the colón was replaced, where bitcoin fits, whether to bring cash, card acceptance and ATM fees.
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