For months, Ricardo Salinas Pliego has shown his sympathy for cryptocurrencies, however, the entrepreneur now took another step on this path, as his stores Elektra will accept bitcoin as a means of payment and became the first minority to do so. And it is that bitcoin appears on the chain’s website as one more method to buy; even, offers an additional 20% discount to its customers who use this cryptocurrency. Also read: Australian, supposed creator of bitcoin, achieves victory in trial in Miami“We will have it in our Elektra store network very soon,” along with the hashtags “#Bitcoin” and “#LightningNetwork,” he wrote at the time. Now that Elektra accepts bitcoins, in the terms and conditions that appear on the website, the chain explains that to make the payment through these cryptocurrencies, the BitPay payment processing platform with cryptocurrencies must be used. Do not miss: Elektra says goodbye to Peru: announces the closure of all its storesSubscribe to Forbes Mexico

Source: Forbes December 17, 2021 13:47 UTC