Last Updated on November 9, 2023 by Bitfinsider
Bitcoin ATM suppliers Athena and Genesis Coin announced today that the technology would be installed on 100 machines throughout the tiny Central American country by the end of next month. The technology will then be implemented on the other machines in the first quarter of 2024.
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Lightning was intended to arrive in El Salvador in 2021 via the payments app Strike, which had planned to assist the Salvadoran government in getting residents to use Bitcoin. However, the corporation dropped out of the project. Strike’s headquarters have now been relocated to El Salvador.
The move, according to Genesis Coin’s president and chief strategist Doug Carillo, would “allow Salvadorans to keep more money in their pockets and enable smaller and potentially more frequent transactions.”
Bitcoin ATMs are devices that enable users to purchase and sell Bitcoin. According to Coin ATM Radar data, there are 215 ATMs dispersed around El Salvador.
Chivo, the Salvadoran government’s Bitcoin wallet brand, is responsible for many of the ATMs. With Lightning deployed, users will be able to purchase and sell cryptocurrency for lower fees.
El Salvador legalized the asset in 2021. Nayib Bukele, the country’s social media savvy leader, came up with the concept and unveiled it at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.
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