Argentinian travellers can now use bitcoin to top-up their SUBE travelcards as part of a partnership between Alto Viaje and fintech Bitex. The collaboration will allow citizens to access the metro and buses at 37 locations across the country using bitcoin. “Argentina is one of the most advanced countries in Latin America when it comes to digital currencies, with over half its population owning some form of cryptocurrency.
Argentinian travellers can now use bitcoin to top-up their SUBE travelcards as part of a partnership between Alto Viaje and fintech Bitex. The collaboration will allow citizens to access the metro and buses at 37 locations across the country using bitcoin. The financial crisis and high inflation in Argentina has led many of its citizens to consider bitcoin as an alternative to the peso and as a way of safeguarding their wealth.