El Salvador’s Bitcoiners teach 12-year-olds how to send sats
El Salvadorian school kids as young as 12 years old are being orange-pilled — taught to send their first Bitcoin (BTC) transaction by visiting members of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach.
Bitcoin Beach community leader Roman Martínez 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.
Martínez explained Bitcoin Beach runs after-school programs to help set kids up to use Bitcoin.
A satoshi, or sat, is the smallest denomination of Bitcoin, with 100 million sats making up one BTC.
Martínez 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.
“Once [they’re] willing to learn it is so easy,” he added.
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.
Martínez believes Bitcoin is the “latest evolution of money,” and by teaching kids about the benefits of Bitcoin — in combination with other life skills — they’ll be able to seek better employment opportunities.
“If they know English, have computer skills, know about Bitcoin and know about marketing, they can work remotely for anyone around the world,” he explained. “This is a big door that is open now for everyone.”
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According to its whitepaper, Bitcoin Beach is a movement to ensure Bitcoin’s potential is realized by helping those who have been excluded from the banking system.
It’s based in El Zonte — a beach town around an hour’s drive
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