Mexico's third-richest man: Is working to make his bank the first in Mexico to accept bitcoin

Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Mexico's third-richest man, said on Twitter on June 28 that his bank, Banco Azteca, plans to become the first bank in the country to accept bitcoin.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego runs the Salinas Group, or Grupo Salinas, whose properties include the bank he founded 19 years ago. Banco Azteca has more than 16m savings accounts and 19m credit accounts, according to officials. The bank was operating in El Salvador until 2019.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego has already joined the Bitcoin campaign, changing his Twitter profile picture to a "laser eye" and revealing on Twitter in November 2020 that he had invested 10% of his liquid portfolio in bitcoin.  

According to Forbes magazine, Ricardo Salinas Pliego has a net worth of $12.9 billion, making him the third richest person in Mexico and the 166th richest person in the world.

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