Modveon Launches El Salvador’s Sivar App for Dollar Transfers on Base

A government-backed remittance app settling on a public chain is a notable step in state adoption, since it treats blockchain rails as payments infrastructure rather than a speculative asset. The $2 cross-border fee is the competitive claim, and it lands directly against traditional remittance corridors where El Salvador's dollarized economy makes inflows a core household lifeline. The open question is whether self-custodial wallets and a public network hold up under real transaction volume, and whether other governments treat this as a template or a cautionary case.