# Bitcoin payments have nearly stopped at El Zonte, while a British group tells Parliament banks block 40% of transfers to exchanges

A Bitcoin Core developer reported that a restaurant at the site of El Salvador's original adoption project took its first bitcoin payment of the month from him.

- Published: 2026-08-26T05:49:32.350Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-26/bitcoin-payments-have-nearly-stopped-at-el-zonte-while-a-bri
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/bitcoin-payments-fade-at-el-salvadors-bitcoin-beach/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/uk-banks-blocking-bitcoin), [Bitcoin Magazine (HRF grants)](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/human-rights-foundation-issues-more-grants)

Jon Atack, a Bitcoin Core developer, reported that when he paid in bitcoin at a restaurant in El Zonte, El Salvador, staff told him it was the establishment's first bitcoin payment that month. crypto.news reported the account alongside surv…

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