19 Feb Bitfinex Launches Documentary Celebrating El Salvador’s Bitcoin Journey
“The Bitcoin Dream in El Salvador” Chronicles The Country’s Landmark Bitcoin Revolution Through First-Hand Accounts From Pioneering Advocates And Builders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 19th February 2026 – Bitfinex, the Original Bitcoin Exchange, is proud to announce the publication of a new video documentary series, “The Bitcoin Dream in El Salvador”. The three-part documentary showcases the evolution of Bitcoin and digital assets adoption across the country, following the government’s landmark decision to make Bitcoin legal tender in 2021. The documentary follows the Bitfinex Financial Freedom Tour that visited cities and towns across the country to examine how four years on, Bitcoin is being used across the country, featuring a series of interviews with key figures at the forefront of the country’s Bitcoin ecosystem.
The Bitfinex Financial Freedom Tour visits some of El Salvador’s most iconic and historically significant locations, bringing financial education and Bitcoin advocacy to local communities. In particular, events were held at the Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador (UTEC) in San Salvador; El Zonte — the coastal village widely recognised as the birthplace of the Bitcoin Beach initiative; as well as Zacatecoluca, Berlin, and the Cherito Café coffee plantation, where bitcoin’s intersection with artisanal agriculture offered a vivid illustration of financial sovereignty in action.
“The Bitcoin Dream in El Salvador” goes beyond the headlines to explore the on-the-ground reality of bitcoin adoption — from the changes to El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law to the flourishing digital assets industry that continues to take shape across the country.
The documentary features interviews with Román Martínez, co-founder of Bitcoin Beach; Napoleón Osorio, Founder of Bit-Driver; Ronny Avendaño, Co-founder of The Bitcoin Hardware Store; Michael Ruiz, Founder of Build In El Salvador; Evelyn Lemus, co-founder of Bitcoin Berlin; and a number of additional bitcoin advocates who are actively building El Salvador’s Bitcoin industry.
“El Salvador’s journey with bitcoin represents one of the most significant and closely watched endeavours in the history of financial sovereignty. For us, El Salvador — under the leadership of President Bukele and his administration — is a global trailblazer that will stand in human history as a bold example of what a nation can achieve when it embraces financial freedom,” said Paolo Ardoino, Chief Technology Officer of Bitfinex.
“The Bitcoin Dream in El Salvador” is available now on YouTube. Bitfinex remains deeply committed to supporting, documenting and amplifying the work of the communities, entrepreneurs and innovators who are making the Bitcoin vision a reality.
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