Ecuador seems to be progressive in a lot of ways. Given a relatively weak economy, and a desire to stand on their own, it seems reasonable to have a state bank provide easy to use digital currency. Central and South America are looking more interesting as alternative places to live (a friend of a friend is permanently moving to Ecuador with his family in two weeks from the USA). My wife and I were considering buying a home in Belize or Costa Rica last year, but the US government, with FICA laws, etc., is making it more difficult for Americans to live abroad. I totally understand why the American empire does not want its citizens spending their retirement dollars abroad, but the effect seems to take away a lot of freedom of choice.

I have visited Columbia, Belize, Guatemala, and Costa Rica multiple times and I find a freshness to their society that I like. Sure these areas have their problems but people seem to have good life values there.

+1 Ecuador