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>Nobody's buying pizzas for bitcoins. Couldn't I buy a pizza with Bitcoin in El Salvador? https://seekingalpha.com/news/3738724-mcdonalds-starbucks-pizza-hut-

• catlikesshrimp 5y ago
  The Goverment is no longer promoting Chivo. The platform is allegedly cold now. People who originally installed it for the $30 sign up bonus (which is hefty) retired. Your link is from September. I am not going into the problems with the platform as I am not physically there. But this iteration of the project didn't take off. The government still invests in Bitcoin, which is another issue.
  • kipchak 5y ago
    Interesting, I hadn't heard Chivo was no longer active. I can't seem to find any reference to it being cold, though like you say it's difficult to get perspective not being boots on the ground. The most recent article I can find is this one from last week that seems to indicate it's still active, though it could be out of date. https://www.inverse.com/innovation/bitcoin-el-salvador-protests-chivo-app https://www.inverse.com/innovation/bitcoin-el-salvador-prote...
    • catlikesshrimp 5y ago
      Chivo is active. What I wanted to say is the Goverment had cooled down the promotion of the platform. Advertising in private and public spaces, that is. My opinion is Nayib Bukele will keep chivo as a business partner. This article from a week ago states that the goverment is paying a cashback of a $0.30 per gallon of gasoline if you pay with Chivo. https://m-elsalvador-com.translate.goog/noticias/negocios/chivo-wallet-mecanismo-subsidio-estado-leonor-selva-anep/899302/2021/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=nui https://m-elsalvador-com.translate.goog/noticias/negocios/ch...