Trestor's €2,000 Crypto Loans Could Beat Bitcoin at Aiding Greece

Trestor's €2,000 Crypto Loans Could Beat Bitcoin at Aiding Greece

The India-based Trestor Foundation — maintainer of the Trestor digital currency — has offered all “credit-worthy” greekss a loan for 2,000 euros’ worth of trests. Greeks can sign a promissory note at one of three partner locations in Greece, and the Trestor loan becomes repayable “when capital controls are lifted.” Holders of trests can exchange the tokens for euros at the partner locations, but some merchants have begun to accept trests directly, removing the need for users to convert to euros. “One of our investors convinced his pharmacist to accept trests because the pharmacy declined....


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