Mexican Billionaire Says His Bank Will Soon Add Support for Bitcoin

Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego has confirmed that his Banco Azteca will soon accept Bitcoin in a .    

The founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas—whose net worth is estimated to be $15.6 billion—has also added Bitcoin laser eyes to his Twitter profile picture to showcase his support for the largest cryptocurrency.    

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— Ricardo Salinas Pliego (@RicardoBSalinas)

In late June, Salinas announced that Banco Azteca was aiming to to add support for the bellwether coin.  

Back in November, the third-richest Mexican billionaire revealed that he had converted 10 percent of his impressive portfolio to Bitcoin.

He views the largest cryptocurrency as a good way of diversifying one’s investment portfolio:

Bitcoin is a good way to diversify your investment portfolio and I think that all investors should start studying cryptocurrencies and their future. At Banco Azteca, we are working to bring them to our clients to continue promoting [financial] freedom.

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Salinas, however, is not a fan of Dogecoin. He went semi-viral after telling a fan of the meme cryptocurrency that he would stay poor.