US company settles Salvadoran coffee purchase with Bitcoin

According to info from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S.-based company Compass Coffee completed the purchase of a batch of Salvadoran coffee using Bitcoin at fair prices and sidestepping intermediaries.

This represents an advancement in the use of the currency for commodity settlements, as the Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S. Milena Mayorga highlighted that the producers received competitive prices without third parties taking a cut from the deal.

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