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September 13, 2021 10:34 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/QvK_U5ZgYrw/el-salvadors-bitcoin-rollout-marred-by-technical-glitches-in-digital-wallets
El Salvador's Bitcoin Rollout Marred by Technical Glitches in Digital Wallets
Slashdot has been following El Salvador's pioneering adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender last week. But by Friday Reuters was reporting that "For a fourth day in a row technical glitches have beset the Salvadoran government's bitcoin digital wallet Chivo, a setback that could discourage residents from signing up to the app promoted by President Nayib Bukele.Problems accessing the wallet, withdrawing money from ATMs, and data verification, as well as the government not depositing the $30 (€25) bonus Bukele promised all Chivo users were the most frequent issues, according to interviews with at least 10 users and user complaints posted on Twitter and Facebook. Melvin Vasquez, a 30-year-old tattoo artist, downloaded Chivo on Tuesday, when the Bitcoin law went into effect, but has since been unable to use it... User complaints were also stacking up in Apple's App Store and Alphabet's Google Play... [M]any of the very people sending or receiving dollars to El Salvador are mistrustful of Bitcoin. Some expressed fears of losing money, given the high volatility of the cryptocurrency.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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