Bolivia Partners El Salvador to Build a Strong Crypto Future

Bolivia is entering a new stage in its financial journey by moving toward crypto adoption. On July 30, 2025, Bolivia’s Central Bank (BCB) signed an important agreement with El Salvador’s National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD). 

The goal is to collaborate on improving rules for digital assets and developing blockchain technology. This move shows that Bolivia wants a safer and more advanced financial system.

A Strategic Partnership to Share Knowledge and Experience

The agreement signed between the two countries is called a memorandum of understanding (MoU). This agreement allows both countries to exchange ideas and improve their knowledge of how to regulate and manage digital assets and blockchain technology. 

The MoU will allow Bolivia and El Salvador to exchange information on crypto laws and regulatory policies. Both countries will join forces to create tools that lower risks and make digital assets safer. They also plan to use blockchain technology to boost transparency and help spot fraud or misuse. 

The main goal is to build safe, well-regulated systems that support financial progress and new ideas.

Learning from El Salvador’s Crypto Journey

El Salvador has led the way in using cryptocurrency. In 2021, it became the first country to make Bitcoin (BTC) an official currency, under President Nayib Bukele.

The Central American country continues to expand its Bitcoin reserves and has enacted favourable laws to attract crypto companies. This strategy has attracted major investors, including Tether, a prominent stablecoin issuer.

Even though financial groups like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have criticized the move, El Salvador has stayed focused on its crypto plans. Now, Bolivia wants to learn from El Salvador’s experience to develop its own digital asset policies.

Bolivia’s Policy Change and Growing Interest in Crypto

This partnership follows Bolivia’s significant shift from strict crypto rules to a more open approach. In June 2024, the government passed Resolution 082/2024, which ended the long-term ban on digital assets. The new law allows crypto trading and digital payments under clear regulations.

Since that change, Bolivia has seen a sharp rise in crypto use. In June 2024, crypto transactions were worth around $46.5 million. A year later, the value had grown to nearly $294 million. This shows that people and businesses in Bolivia are quickly adopting digital assets now that they are legal.

Bolivia has also started to use crypto for trade. The government has allowed the national oil company, YPFB, to use digital currencies when buying fuel from other countries. 

This is especially important because Bolivia has been facing problems with foreign currency shortages. This move shows how serious the country is about including crypto in its national economy.