Bitcoin usage declines in El Zonte as card payments rise

Bitcoin usage in El Zonte has declined as local merchants increasingly adopt card payments and electronic settlement, reducing everyday BTC transactions. Merchants cite convenience, lower volatility exposure, and easier settlement as reasons to prefer cards and fiat over Bitcoin. The trend highlights the difficulty of sustaining Bitcoin as a local medium of exchange without better volatility mitigation, user-friendly rails, or fiat settlement options, pushing its role toward store-of-value or niche use in such economies.