A Bitcoin Beach, similar to the one in El Salvador, is emerging in the community of Jericoacoara in Brazil.
Inspired by the success of El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach and the impact this initiative had on President Bukele's decision to create a Bitcoin Law, Fernando Motolese, a Brazilian BTC fanatic, has started his own project to bring the idea to the paradisiacal beaches of Brazil.
Better known as Bitcoin Beach, the Salvadoran beach of El Zonte has become a center for surfing and Bitcoin lovers for some time now. This social project, which began with several anonymous BTC donations, has attracted the attention of tourists and investors from all over the world, who have come to participate in the creation of the first circular economy based on cryptocurrency.
A Bitcoin Beach in Brazil
Fernando Motolese's idea of lBringing the Bitcoin Beach project to Brazil's Jericoacoara Beach It emerged on September 7, 2021, when the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced the entry into force of the Bitcoin Law, inspired by the El Zonte project.
Motolese's project, which began on a small scale, consisted of offering local merchants tools for accept payments in Bitcoin, as a plan for improve financial inclusion in the areaHowever, as their project took root in the community, it evolved into education, offering the Jericoacoara community courses and training on Bitcoin, savings and other financial topics.
One of Motolese's great initiatives, which can be found at GitHub, is to share its implementation of the Lightning Network.
Motolese says his idea is to go beyond Brazil and help more communities around the world to integrate Bitcoin into their lives.
Bitcoin education for the new generations
One of the initiatives of the Bitcoin Beach Brazilian is the distribution of 0.1 BTC to students and teachers of the municipal schoolIn total, 408 paper wallets containing 1000 satoshis have been prepared.
This initiative arose from the need to repair the computers at the local school, which had not been working for two years. Motolese, a computer engineer by profession, turned to the Bitcoin Beach community, which donated 0.1 BTC to him, with which he has launched this initiative for teachers and students.
The importance of local initiatives in Bitcoin
Thanks to these types of community initiatives, knowledge and adoption of Bitcoin is growing by leaps and bounds. Without going any further, El Salvador's Bitcoin Law was inspired by the beach community of El Zonte, demonstrating how beneficial they can be in the long term.
Moreover, Lightning Network has proven to be a fundamental pillar for the development and operation of these Bitcoin communities. The network allows for fast payments and transactions at almost zero cost, unlocking the full potential of cryptocurrencies as an efficient form of payment in everyday life.
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