Chivo Wallet
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Chivo Wallet is El Salvador’s government-backed digital wallet app created to facilitate everyday use of Bitcoin and U.S. dollars following the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chivo Wallet canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryptocurrency wallet
ⓘ
digital wallet ⓘ mobile payment application ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nayib Bukele ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador ⓘ |
| backing | state-backed ⓘ |
| businessModel | state-subsidized payment infrastructure ⓘ |
| category |
El Salvador government program
ⓘ
cryptocurrency in El Salvador ⓘ mobile wallets ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| developer | Government of El Salvador ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ATM cash withdrawal support
ⓘ
Bitcoin to USD conversion ⓘ USD to Bitcoin conversion ⓘ merchant payments ⓘ peer-to-peer payments ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Chivo ⓘ |
| hasType | government-backed fintech application ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Salvador ⓘ |
| inception | 2021 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
El Salvador
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of El Salvador
|
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2021-09-07 ⓘ |
| legalContext | Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador ⓘ |
| mainUsageRegion | El Salvador ⓘ |
| notableFor | first nationwide government Bitcoin wallet rollout ⓘ |
| operator | Government of El Salvador ⓘ |
| paymentNetwork |
Lightning Network
ⓘ
surface form:
Bitcoin Lightning Network
Bitcoin ⓘ
surface form:
Bitcoin main chain
|
| platform |
Android
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable digital payments in U.S. dollars in El Salvador
ⓘ
facilitate everyday use of Bitcoin in El Salvador ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | official government wallet for Bitcoin in El Salvador ⓘ |
| requires |
internet connection
ⓘ
mobile phone ⓘ |
| securityModel | custodial wallet ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
remittances
ⓘ
retail payments ⓘ |
| supportedCurrency |
Bitcoin
ⓘ
US dollar ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| supports |
QR code payments
ⓘ
point-of-sale payments ⓘ |
| targetUserGroup |
Salvadoran diaspora
ⓘ
residents of El Salvador ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bitcoin Trust (El Salvador)