I briefly met @Jordi Llonch Esteve last year, like you meet anyone who’s visiting… quick chat, nice conversation, that’s it.

This year I texted him: “Are you coming to El Salvador?”
He said he had no plans.

I told him about the event we were organizing at @Bitcoin Berlín SV. He jumped on a call right away to help me set up our calendar on @Satlantis: Social Events

Two days later…
“I got the plane ticket.” 🙌🏼

I’m really glad I sent that message. And even more glad you came.

We spent almost two weeks with the team. Building, learning, and laughing about first-world and third-world things like old friends.

Honorary team member unlocked 😅

Thanks for helping us all the way through the event.

After 2 years helping merchants accept Bitcoin in @Bitcoin Berlín SV, we kept answering the same questions, often at any time of day. We realized merchants needed answers even when we weren’t around.

So I decided to write a simple guide: practical, clear, and written the way merchants actually speak.

I shared the idea with @THEJessAllen at a Bitcoin Women brunch in January 2025. Turns out she was a ghostwriter. One year later, we printed the first edition 🎉

This book is free for merchants and for anyone helping onboard businesses to Bitcoin.

Huge thanks to @THEJessAllen for keeping me focused and pushing this idea into reality, #PatyRosales for helping write it in merchant language, #PattyLarín for bringing the book together, @Roccon't 👁️🍊 for the beautiful magazine vision, the Bitcoin Berlín team for trusting me with this project and the merchants for all the questions that inspired the book, our beta readers especially nprofile1qqstkd922mu07tzf3ns52x0v6ttulmxs3pfr3snfw7hslshtcuuz6gcpzamhxue69uhkzarvv9ejumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz775g7wmfor tech sanity checks, and #paystand for sponsoring the printing so we could give it away for free.

We hope it’s useful and we would love your feedback to make the next version even better ⚡📘

This was my experience using bitcoin in La Laguna
Used @primal @Phoenix Wallet and @BULL BITCOIN
#bitcoininreallife

Did you know that in Berlín, El Salvador, we're building a Bitcoin circular economy that's changing lives? In 2025 we achieved:

Over 170 local businesses accepting BTC for everything from hardware stores to festivals.

Educated 500+ students in public schools on Bitcoin, money history, and Austrian economics, with 21 scholarships for deeper dives.

Hosted 47 weekly meetups, self-custody workshops, and the Bitcoin Berlín Festival, where EVERYTHING was paid in sats.

Expanded to La Laguna and Puerto El Triunfo, onboarding dozens more businesses.

Community events: Parades, Bitcoin murals, basketball tournaments with BTC prizes, and collective cleanups.

This is real grassroots adoption: Empowering people with financial freedom, no banks or governments in the way. El Salvador is leading the charge! If you want to join or support, check out @Bitcoin Berlín SV on Geyser Fund. 👇🏼

https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoinberlinsv

#BitcoinBerlinSV #BitcoinAdoption #CircularEconomy

Guess which wallet we used to pay 🤔

@primal in real life 🫶🏼

This is how I order delivery in @Bitcoin Berlín SV

Koko’s Restaurant… they know! 🧡

Fast response, invoice arrived in no time, paid in sats. ⚡

Easy, real everyday Bitcoin use.

And yes, the tacos were delicious. 🤤🌮

PS: Using @primal as my every day wallet is just as easy as ordering food from Koko's restaurant.

Stopped by for breakfast
Found a surprise 🫢

@Bitcoin Berlín SV

We’re writing a book for merchants in El Salvador and the best part? It’ll be fully open-source so anyone can use it, adapt it, and bring it to their own community 🙌🏼
Take a peek!

@THEJessAllen @Bitcoin Berlín SV