Mexico’s Grupo Elektra is a leading retailer in Latin America and is accepting Bitcoin payments. The chain belongs to the conglomerate Grupo Salinas, which is owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the third richest billionaire in Mexico, who supports Bitcoin.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego’s retail chain Grupo Elektra now accepts Bitcoin

Elektra is a supermarket and bank chain belonging to the Grupo Salinas Group, which is owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the third richest billionaire in Mexico. Salinas wrote on Twitter on Thursday:

The rumors are true. Elektra is the first (retail) store in Mexico that allows you to buy with Bitcoin. I am sorry to beat the game again.

In addition, the billionaire confirmed on Twitter that the retail chain offers a 20% discount on some items purchased with Bitcoin. The discount offer is only valid on December 31.

Customers can use Bitcoin to buy in Elektra’s physical stores and online and in their website details, adding Bitcoin The purchase will be processed by Bitpay, an encrypted payment service provider in the United States.

Salinas is a long-term supporter of Bitcoin.He said in June: “I recommend The use of Bitcoin,” added that he and his bank “are working hard to become the first bank in Mexico to accept Bitcoin. His bank Banco Azteca operates in Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru. It also has an office in El Salvador, which adopted Bitcoin and the U.S. dollar as legal tender in September. Billionaires Reiterate In November, “Buy Bitcoin now.”

At the same time, Bank of Mexico Governor Alejandro Diaz de Leon (Alejandro Diaz de Leon) issued a warning to Bitcoin, emphasizing that cryptocurrency is a high-risk investment, and because of its volatility, the ability to preserve value Poor.

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