This week, Tigers of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León They broke with the traditional schemes of Mexican soccer and incorporated as their sponsor Name, one of the most important companies in the digital economy in Mexico. What does your innovative strategic alliance imply in simple words?
While Bitso’s Vice President of Marketing, José Molina, stressed that his will be a medium-term alliance (at least three years) and that it will help promote the crypto ecosystem in the country, some media cited information about the possibility of opening payments at the stadium and to the players in Bitcoin.
Beyond the anecdotal nature of the photograph in which the team’s historic scorer is seen, the French Andre Pierre Gignac, bearing the price of Bitcoin, or the dynamics in which they will give one on social networks, you may wonder what Gignac could do in Mexico if he received his salary in Bitcoin.
Few traditional options
Although the acceptance of cryptocurrencies among the largest companies is growing little by little, there are still few that in our country accept Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency for payment. It would be difficult for the forward to find options to spend his 89 million peso salary, according to Football Leaks.
Electric cars Tesla would have been a possible option for the feline scorer, since his multimillion-dollar salary would allow him to acquire 38 cars Tesla Model X Long Range, with a price of 2 million 299,900 each. Regrettably Elon Musk, the president of the automaker, canceled this payment option, for now.
With automobiles Tesla off the list, Gignac and any member of this feline squad could come close to MasteCard, specifically with the Spanish platform Crypt, which in May launched a card that allows you to pay with cryptocurrencies in establishments that accept Mastercard. Another option would be PayPal.
With Bitcoin, Tigres players could also buy a coffee at Starbucks, which would pay through the application of Baked. The company, which is publicly traded in the United States, is a digital asset manager that opened the frontier of purchases with Bitcoin at Starbucks and Google in the United States.
The community wins the match
With few options to spend your Bitcoin In large companies, Gignac could find alternatives in establishments powered by cryptocurrency enthusiasts. In his travels through the fields of the country, he could buy in up to 92 stores, according to the Map produced by Name in 2019.
In his visits to the capital against America, Cruz Azul and Pumas would find most of these options, with the Bitcoin Embassy Bar as one of the main, in addition to Pixza, Nixcome, Hotdogs Ramirez and Almost Corner; I could buy travel, furniture, accessories, and then watch a movie at Tonalá Cinema.
Options decrease in other states based on their adoption levels. In the visits to the Chivas or the Atlas you could visit the luxurious restaurant St Rémy du Lac, eat in Kabeer Kebabs or break the diet in Thing Dong Donuts. In Pachuca, there is the restaurant Huasteco Café, and in Tijuana, the collective Zone Gastro.
But there would be visits where it would be difficult for him to find food, as in the cases of Juarez, Athletic San Luis, Necaxa and Lion. Depending on the map, you would find advertising or technical support services and maybe you could buy sports products. No doubt the low penetration would be an impediment to your needs.
If Gignac cashed in Bitcoin you would have a hard time finding the most essential products and services in various parts of the country. Wherever you find them, the options would not be vast. But adoption is growing every day and it is difficult to think that all the businesses that accept Bitcoin are on this or another map.
Still, the foodie community would give André-Pierre more options.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx