{"id":12865,"date":"2023-08-17T00:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T00:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12865"},"modified":"2023-08-17T00:47:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T00:47:19","slug":"el-salvadors-bitcoiners-teach-12-year-olds-how-to-send-sats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=12865","title":{"rendered":"El Salvador\u2019s Bitcoiners teach 12-year-olds how to send sats"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<p>El Salvadorian school kids as young as 12 years old are being orange-pilled \u2014 taught to send their first Bitcoin (BTC) transaction by visiting members of El Salvador\u2019s Bitcoin Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Beach community leader Roman Mart\u00ednez told Cointelegraph that he believes early-age education on Bitcoin, money and the economy may lay out a framework for many of the underprivileged kids he teaches to have a better shot at life. <\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez explained Bitcoin Beach runs after-school programs to help set kids up to use Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery Friday we visit schools for Bitcoin education where we talk about money and dreams, we teach them to set up a Bitcoin wallet, we help them receive their first satoshi and make transactions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A satoshi, or sat, is the smallest denomination of Bitcoin, with 100 million sats making up one BTC.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mart\u00ednez visting a school to show students how to use a Bitcoin wallet. Source: X<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez noted that students have embraced the technology, despite many first having the impression that Bitcoin was hard to learn or only for those studying economics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce [they\u2019re] willing to learn it is so easy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He explained Bitcoin Beach places a strong emphasis on teaching students about Bitcoin, money and banking because these subjects are largely not taught in schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one teaches you about money. We do transactions every day, we work for money, we save money, but no one teaches us about it. If you want to make a change, people and families need to learn about money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez believes Bitcoin is the \u201clatest evolution of money,\u201d and by teaching kids about the benefits of Bitcoin \u2014 in combination with other life skills \u2014 they\u2019ll be able to seek better employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they know English, have computer skills, know about Bitcoin and know about marketing, they can work remotely for anyone around the world,\u201d he explained. \u201cThis is a big door that is open now for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The future looks better! #God #surf #Bitcoin  #Surfparatodos @Bitcoinbeach pic.twitter.com\/sGpQtuyRsg<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roman Mart\u00ednez\u26a1\ufe0f (chimbera) (@romanmartinezc) July 22, 2023<\/p>\n<p>According to its whitepaper, Bitcoin Beach is a movement to ensure Bitcoin\u2019s potential is realized by helping those who have been excluded from the banking system.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s based in El Zonte \u2014 a beach town around an hour\u2019s drive southwest of the nation\u2019s capital, San Salvador, and one of the first areas in the country to start accepting Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>How crypto can be used in classrooms \u2014 and deliver financial literacy <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another Bitcoin education nonprofit based in El Salvador is My First Bitcoin, which has helped 25,000 students obtain a \u201cBitcoin Diploma\u201d\u00a0through the country\u2019s public school system.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"> New Video Out Now! <\/p>\n<p>25,000 students have been educated about #bitcoin in El Salvador. <br \/>I visited @MyfirstBitcoin_ to find out how they plan to change the world.  <\/p>\n<p>Full #ElSalvador Video Below pic.twitter.com\/CL5bVgxH8K<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max DeMarco \u26a1\ufe0f (@itsmaxdemarco) August 15, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Around 70% of El Salvadorians are currently unbanked. Financial inclusion has been a core focus for pro-Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele, who currently boasts one of the highest presidential approval rates in the world, according to some reports.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the Bitcoin-related programs were kickstarted by the El Salvadoran government\u2019s world-first move to make Bitcoin legal tender in the country in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><em>Collect this article as an NFT<\/em><\/strong><em> to preserve this moment in history and show your support for independent journalism in the crypto space.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Should you \u2018orange pill\u2019 children? The case for Bitcoin kids books<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/el-salvador-kids-taught-how-to-send-bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Salvadorian school kids as young as 12 years old are being orange-pilled \u2014 taught to send their first Bitcoin (BTC) transaction by visiting members of El Salvador\u2019s Bitcoin Beach. 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