Crypto market continues to grow with more traders taking advantage of the industry use case. However, the total market value of the sector is increasing day by day. In this context, a retail firm in Mexico Grupo Elektra, the leading digital asset bitcoinannounced that it will begin accepting payments for goods and services in
Grupo Elektra is a subsidiary retail company founded by Grupo Salinas, owned by one of the richest people in the world. Its owner, Ricardo Salina Pliego, is one of the three richest people in Mexico. Salinas has been a strong supporter of the leading digital asset over the past few years.
With this move, Grupo Elektra continues to solidify its position as the first company outside of Mexico to add any digital asset as one of its payment options. Salina Pliego’s microblogging platform reported in another post on Twitter that users are open to earning a certain percentage if they purchase certain products. However, the discount will continue until the end of the year, where users can reduce their payments by 20% if they pay with Bitcoin.
According to the information on the website, users who use the physical Grupo Elektra store and online platform will be able to benefit from the service. The company also launched a crypto exchange to help facilitate payments in Bitcoin. BitpayHe added that he sought help from