El Salvador And Bitcoin - Economy Watch

El Salvador And Bitcoin is the third episode of Economy Watch, which aired on August 30, 2021 on YouTube. The episode focuses on David discussing El Salvador's new Bitcoin policy.

## **Plot**

The episode begins with David considering to take a vacation after "looking at the Stock Market for too long". The beach he visits sucks, however, so he returns right back to his apartment, wasting a ton of money in car trips and hotel stays. He then introduces the viewer to El Salvador's new Bitcoin law where they accept it as an official currency. While he's talking about it, however, he's interrupted by his neighbor Ben Dover, who was stranded in the middle of the ocean during the summer, killing his children in a fit of insanity. Ben tells David that his old roommate Ray Pist went on vacation to El Salvador, where he found ATM machines for Bitcoin. When David returns to his desk, he founds out the International Monetary Fund (IMF) doesn't find the decision to allow Bitcoin as a currency ideal.

## **Transcript**

(FLASHBACK TO THE END OF DOGECOIN EPISODE)

David: I’ve been looking at the stock market for too long, I deserve a vacation!

(1 Car Ride And Hotel Room Later)

David (At beach): This sucks!

(1 Car Ride And Hotel Room Later)

David: Woo! That was a good lot of money wasted. Might as well check out what’s happened to the economy ever since I left.

(David pulls out a computer.)

David: El Salvador accepting Bitcoin as official currency? Oh yeah, that happened. Well, I might as well talk about it now. So, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, is now making Bitcoin a currency in his country. This was announced in June and should follow suit sometime in September. Like, Bukele’s really going all in with this. He suggested using renewable resources to mine for Bitcoin and even considered offering citizenship to people who have invested into Bitcoin.

(Ding dong)

David: Who could that be?

(David opens the door to find Ben Dover.)

David: Ah, if it isn’t my old pal Ben Dover! Where were you?

Ben: Stranded in the middle of the ocean, forced to kill my children.

David: Great! I was at the desk talking about Bitcoin and the El Salvador situation.

Ben: Oh, my old roommate Ray went to El Salvador for vacation.

David: Mr. Pist! What did Ray do in El Salvador?

Ben: He found they were offering ATM machines for Bitcoin, small fees.

David: Small fees! That’s amazing! Well, I gotta go finish the episode.

Ben: I’m going to go drunk-dial my ex-girlfriend and eat a tub of ice cream in the shower.

David: I thought I was the only one who did that!

(David walks back to the desk.)

David: Wow, can you believe that El Salvador has Bitcoin ATMs hooked up? The future of cryptocurrency looks bright. Let’s see how the International Monetary Fund thinks of this.

(Cuts to Entrepreneur article)

David: Well that’s a blow to their case.

## **Trivia**

* Goof: When David leaves the desk to answer the door, he is seen wearing different clothes and when he returns, the old clothes return.
* This is the first *Economy Watch* episode to have scenes shot outside of David's room.
* This is the first *Economy Watch* episode to feature Ben Dover, or any other character besides David.