Small Bitcoin merchant networks were already operating in Suriname before the country voted to place virtual‑asset service providers under statutory supervision.
Bitcoin Sranan, a community project in the capital Paramaribo, had onboarded 110 merchants by January 2025. Organiser Terence Coronel was helping businesses accept Bitcoin through Blink, a wallet that uses the Lightning Network for payments, and shared he used a $3 test transaction when onboarding merchants.
