Leading Mexican retailer Grupo Elektra accepts Bitcoin - recommended

Leading Mexican retailer Grupo Elektra accepts Bitcoin - recommended

The Mexican Grupo Elektra, a leading retailer in Latin America, accepts Bitcoin for payments. The chain belongs to the mixed group Grupo Salinas, which belongs to the most third-party billionaire Mexicos, the Bitcoin professional Ricardo Salinas Pliego.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego's retail Chain, Grupo Elektra, now accepts Bitcoin

Elektra is a supermarket and banking chain of the mixed group Grupo Salinas, which belongs to the most third-party billionaire Mexicos, Ricardo Salinas Pliego. Salinas tweeted on Thursday:

The rumors are true. Elektra is the first (single) shop in Mexico that enables you to shop with Bitcoin. I am very sorry to beat the competition again.

In addition, the retail chain offers a 20 % discount on some purchases with Bitcoin, the billionaire confirmed on Twitter. The discount offer only applies until December 31.

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A banner for the Bitcoin acceptance and a discount on the electrical website. Source: Elektra.

Customers can use Bitcoin to buy in physical electrical transactions and online, the details of the website and add btc US crypto payment service provider Bitpay processed.

Salinas is a long -time supporter of Bitcoin. In June he said: "I Please buy now in November: "Please buy now Bitcoin. “

The governor of the Bank of Mexico, Alejandro Diaz de Leon, has meanwhile warned of Bitcoin and emphasizes that the cryptocurrency is a risky investment and poor value storage due to its volatility.

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Kevin Helms

Kevin, a student of Austrian economics, found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open source systems, network effects and the interface between economy and cryptography.


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