BitBase will open, next Monday, January 24, its first cryptocurrency store outside of Spain. In this first opportunity, Lisbon was the chosen city, where they will also install several digital currency ATMs. In addition, they will inaugurate three new franchises in Spain, they reported to Cointelegraph en Español through a press release.
During the presentation of the Bitbase token, the BTBS, the CEO and founder, Álex Fernández, described that one of the main objectives of Bitbase in 2022 was to go beyond the Spanish borders and start opening stores abroad. “That moment has already arrived: on Monday, January 24, 2022, BitBase will open its first store of cryptocurrencies outside of Spain, and it will do so in Lisbon, Portugal,” he said.
It should be noted that in addition, in the neighboring country, several cryptocurrency ATMs will also be installed, although the exact amount has not yet been set. According to CoinATMRadar, in Portugal There are only four digital currency dispensers. far below Spain, where 149 already work.
According to information provided by the company, this will not be the only establishment that the company will have in Portugal. In fact, they are already managing the opening of another store in Porto and the installation of several establishments with the franchise model.
United Kingdom and Colombia, the next BitBase destinations
Another important news from the company, according to what they reported, is that the landing in Portugal it’s just the beginning of what BitBase hopes will be a major international expansion.
That is why the next destinations, although work is still being done on it -according to what was reported- will be Colombia and the United Kingdom.
“We are very excited about the first opening outside Spain, without a doubt it is a great step to continue growing and expanding our business, the truth is that we are working very hard and we have a lot of progress for those two countries, we trust that Colombia will open the doors to all LATAM. There are other countries in the crosshairs, but these are the most advanced today”, they pointed out.
They also added that the fact of crossing the Spanish borders is not going to mean, far from it, that the Catalan startup will forget about the national market: “In a very short time, the inauguration of three new franchises will be officially announced, which will be in Alicante, Benidorm and Marbella. With these, and that of the Portuguese country, there will already be 30 establishments for the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies, between stores and franchises, which BitBase has, “they reported.
Finally, they also let it be known that they will install 20 new cryptocurrency ATMs in different Spanish cities, along with those already mentioned in Portugal. In addition, after its commissioning, BitBase It will have 85 tellers.