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> “They have to take a bus to go to a physical location to pick it up, and there are gangs that hang out around those offices. They know what people are going t
by purple_ferret 5y ago
> “They have to take a bus to go to a physical location to pick it up, and there are gangs that hang out around those offices. They know what people are going there for, and they basically rob them
> go to any of the 200 new Chivo ATMs the government has rolled out and withdraw U.S. dollars from his virtual wallet.
Hmm, sounds like this particular problem isn't exactly solved
The reliance on this "Chivos" platform seems like a big potential issue
- cma 5y agoThe state Chivos app gets 1984 microphone permissions for some reason too.
- capableweb 5y ago"Chivo" is not a platform, it's a wallet like any other wallet, using the same technology as any other wallet. If you don't like Chivo, you can transfer your Bitcoins to any other wallet that supports Bitcoin.
- Geee 5y agoWell, they don't have to cash out any more. Chivo can be used to pay directly in stores, either with dollars or with bitcoin.