The "My First Bitcoin" program, a nonprofit initiative in El Salvador, has raised over 1 BTC in donations from Bitcoin education advocates worldwide through a crowdfunding campaign. The donations were sent over the Lightning Network, a layer-2 solution that costs a fraction of legacy payment services. The crowdfunding campaign was boosted by Bitcoin Beach, a circular community in El Salvador that declared it would match all donations to the project until April 27. The Bitcoin community's support for My First Bitcoin's educational efforts in El Salvador demonstrates the potential of Bitcoin to empower individuals and level the playing field.
(By JOE HALL)
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