{"id":336428,"date":"2021-09-08T16:18:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T13:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/el-salvador-reportedly-fixes-crypto-wallet-after-bumpy-bitcoin-rollout\/"},"modified":"2021-09-08T16:18:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T13:18:53","slug":"el-salvador-reportedly-fixes-crypto-wallet-after-bumpy-bitcoin-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/el-salvador-reportedly-fixes-crypto-wallet-after-bumpy-bitcoin-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"# El Salvador reportedly fixes crypto wallet after bumpy Bitcoin rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># El Salvador reportedly fixes crypto wallet after bumpy Bitcoin rollout <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDkvNDQ5NzJjZDktYjYxNi00NWIwLTlhMWQtYjA2ZjE0Yjg0ZmQ3LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>El Salvador\u2019s Bitcoin (BTC) adoption drive met its first roadblock after citizens reported problems <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>ing and operating the state-run Chivo wallet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the wallet was taken down soon after it went live, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele later announced that all the issues related to the BTC wallet have been fixed. He <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1435575187982983169\">tweeted<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe have finished today\u2019s maintenance of Chivo wallet. Report any malfunction here, in the comments.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Soon after El Salvador\u2019s implementation of the Bitcoin Law, Chivo wallet was reportedly launched on major app stores, including Google Play, Huawei AppGallery and Apple App Store. <\/p>\n<p>After numerous user reports of system downtime and download issues, Bukele <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1435481125741289472\">announced<\/a> a maintenance period to improve the user experience and fix reported problems:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe will disconnect the system from 1am to 6am to make these adjustments. Our teams are ready. We hope tomorrow is much better.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Currently, the Chivo wallet in the Google Play store will only be <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1435440534500384772\">supported<\/a>\u00a0for the Samsung Galaxy S20 and Samsung Galaxy S21.<\/p>\n<p>While the service has resumed, Salvadoran authorities have requested citizens to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/consulta.chivowallet.com\">report<\/a> Chivo-related technical issues that will be addressed to \u201cimprove everyone\u2019s experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>El Salvador says merchants must process BTC transactions \u2014 Or they may face action<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Bitcoin\u2019s status as legal tender in El Salvador is now official, the legal counsel to the president, Javier Argueta, has announced a mandate for local businesses to accept BTC.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses still reserve the right to choose between BTC and the United States dollar for final payouts. The Chivo wallet has an option for merchants to convert their Bitcoin income into dollars automatically.<\/p>\n<p>American fast-food giant McDonald\u2019s has also started accepting Bitcoin payments in the country.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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