Grupo Elektra, one of Mexico's largest appliance companies owned by Ricardo Salinas, opened the doors to Bitcoin payments this week.
Ricardo Salinas, the third richest man in Mexico, announced that his Elektra appliance stores are now accepting payments with Bitcoin, being the first in the country to implement payments with cryptocurrencies, . Last September, Salinas anticipated that Elektra would allow payment for its store products with Bitcoin. Since last year, the multimillionaire businessman has been supporting and defending the use of cryptocurrencies such as BTC, due to their ease and efficiency when making payments and their potential for growth and revaluation in the long term.
On its website, Elektra details that customers and consumers interested in making payments with Bitcoin can enjoy a 20% discount on their purchases. The promotion offered by the Mexican retailer to encourage the use of Bitcoin as a payment method will be valid until December 31 of this year.
Elektra is accepting payments in bitcoin in collaboration with a cryptocurrency payment service provider. Store users who wish to pay with bitcoin will have a 15-minute window to hold the quote and pay for their products. The quote will include the mining fees of the network. Likewise, in its terms and conditions, the company reminds that the use, access and security of cryptoassets are the responsibility of the owners and not of the company.
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Grupo Salinas wants to adopt Bitcoin
Ricardo Salinas is known as a avid Bitcoin advocate on his social media. On his Twitter profile, he shows a photo edited with laser eyes; an action used by Bitcoiners to emphasize their support for cryptocurrency as an instrument of economic empowerment and financial freedom. Michael saylor, president of MicroStrategy, Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador and Contact Meltem directly, CSO of CoinShares, are some of the most recognized Bitcoiners who have made use of laser eyes to express their support for the Bitcoin revolution. In the case of Salinas, the entrepreneur confirmed that he was a major BTC investor in November 2020, indicating that he holds at least 10% of his investment portfolio in this cryptocurrency. According to data According to Forbes, Salinas' net worth reached $12.800 billion this year.
Salinas' interest in Bitcoin has led him on several occasions to recommend the cryptocurrency as a modern investment asset with great potential. Also, in June, he said that Banco Azteca, which belongs to Grupo Salinas along with Elektra and other companies, would be the first bank in Mexico to open its doors to trading and investing in cryptoassets. However, this has not been possible due to the refusal of the country's financial regulators to cryptocurrencies. The Bank of Mexico, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and the National Banking and Securities Commission of the country have spoken out against the use of cryptoassets, considering them illegal and highly volatile.
Demand and interest in cryptocurrencies
In addition to Elektra and Banco Azteca, the Mexican airline Volaris and Mexican Stock Exchange They also want to join the cryptocurrency innovation. Enrique Beltranena, CEO of Volaris, confirmed that the airline wants to become the first in the country to adopt payments with Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Meanwhile, the president of the Mexican Stock Exchange, José-Oriol Bosch Par, said that the exchange is evaluating the possibility of integrating new financial instruments related to cryptocurrencies, such as futures contracts and ETFs (exchange-traded funds).
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