Ricardo Salinas Pliego, president of the Salinas Group, owner of the Elektra Group stores, hinted at the possibility of selling BTC in his stores.
The billionaire said that due to the laws of the Central Bank of Mexico, his company cannot implement a service for trading crypto assets in the Azteca Bank application. However, he found a way to circumvent the prohibitions and decided to sell BTC as a product in the country's largest retail chain, Elektra.
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of the richest people in Mexico, mentioned the possibility of selling Bitcoin as a product in his Elektra department stores. Commercial stores are not subject to financial regulation and can sell any goods, says Ricardo.
Salinas Pliego has long supported Bitcoin. In his New Year's address, he advised subscribers to buy Bitcoin. His bank, Banco Azteca plans to become the first financial institution in Mexico to accept and offer financial services in digital assets. However, these plans are not yet feasible. The use of cryptocurrencies is not permitted in accordance with the current legislation of the country.
Subscribe to ForkNews on Telegram to stay up to date with news from the world of cryptocurrencies
You May Also Like
Bitcoin's dominance index and hashrate are encouraging
While the market looks sluggish, Bitcoin's dominance and hashrate are growing. This may not be a sign of a possible bull run, but it is still a positive sign. This is not the first time that such indicators are markers that Bitcoin will become a locomotive on the rise and will pull along a train of its smaller digital counterparts.
Bitcoin dominance index rises again
Over the past 24 hours, the Bitcoin Dominance Index reached its highest point since December last year. Because altcoin losses were much more significant than Bitcoin's losses over the past few days, the index rose from 51% to 55%.
