Santa Monica, a tourist city located on the Californian coast of the United States, decided to create a Bitcoin Office. The project, led by deputy mayor Lana Negrete, was approved on July 10th by the City Council.

The new office, which seeks to follow the model implemented in El Salvador, is preparing to promote initiatives that favor the use of the digital coin created by Satoshi Nakamoto.

According to information shared by city authorities, the pilot program of the Bitcoin Office will be launched in collaboration with Proof of Workforce, a non-profit organization that deals with providing education on cryptocurrency.

The main plan with the new Office, the creation of which will not represent expenses for the city, is to achieve four key objectives.

The goals include providing education about bitcoin (BTC) and facilitating partnerships and events to grow investments and tourism. Additionally, residents want to be connected with new jobs and explore bitcoin mining based on renewable energy.

These are the same goals that were set in El Salvador when BTC was approved as legal tender in 2021 and the Bitcoin Office was created in 2022.

This is indicated by the X team, pointing out that city leaders visited El Salvador to study the adoption of BTC. In November 2023, they met with Negrete to exchange ideas and discuss cultural and educational initiatives regarding bitcoin.

In this way, the US official stands out as one of the main promoters of bitcoin in the Californian city, where she hopes to see the birth of new projects related to the cryptocurrency.