Suriname Presidential Candidate Wants El Salvador-style Bitcoin Adoption
A Suriname Presidential hopeful says she wants to follow El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) lead, and will grant the token legal tender status if she is elected.
The candidate, Maya Parbhoe, said her goal is to replace the Surinamese dollar with Bitcoin. And she said that El Salvador’s example provided “hope” for the “future.”
El Salvador remains the only nation that has granted Bitcoin legal tender status. But while some governments have spoken about the possibility of following suit, they have yet to do so.
In recent weeks, Argentinian government officials have discussed BTC adoption-related matters with their Salvadoran counterparts.
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But Parbhoe, speaking in an interview with Bitcoin Beach’s Mike Peterson, said that El Salvador and its President Nayib Bukele were showing that it is possible to “fight against global powers.” She said:
“Bukele was really able to fight global powers and do what was best for his country by adopting BTC as legal tender. […] I look at El Salvador and I see hope [for the] future.”
The Bitcoin Beach project centers around BTC adoption in the Salvadoran village of El Zonte.
Many think its US expat masterminds provided the blueprint for Bukele’s BTC adoption move.
Parbhoe is hoping to win office in Suriname’s 2025 elections. She has claimed that her goal is to “replace the Surinamese dollar (SRD)” with Bitcoin.
And, like Argentina’s President Javier Milei in the run-up
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