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Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso and Mastercard Launch Debit Card in Mexico
2.3.2023
Mastercard’s portfolio of crypto partnerships in Latin America also includes Binance, Belo and Buenbit
Latin American Stablecoin Adoption Expected to Grow Amid High Inflation
23.1.2023
Crypto winter didn’t slow down stablecoin use in Latin America in 2022
Latin American Web3 Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $15M
17.1.2023
The funding round was led by crypto investment firm Framework Venture and included L4 Venture Builder, a corporate venture capital fund backed by the Brazilian stock exchange B3
Web3 projects focus on education to bring Latin American women to the sector
21.10.2022
Women in Latin America are showing an increased interest in Web3 as organizations aim to drive participation through educational content and scholarships
Latin American Exchange Lemon Integrates With NFT Marketplace TravelX to Allow Airline Ticket Purchases
18.10.2022
Users of Lemon will be able to purchase up to two tickets per person and receive 50% cashback in bitcoin
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Takes Aim at Bitcoin Detractors, Says the Ones Who Are Afraid ‘Are the World’s Powerful Elites’
9.10.2022
It’s been over a year since El Salvador codified bitcoin as legal tender in the Latin American country, and by popping the ‘orange pill,’ the country was propelled into the international spotlight. At the end of September, the 41-year-old Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele...
Latin American Crypto Firm Ripio Launches Prepaid Crypto Card in Brazil
23.8.2022
Payments can be made in any of 28 different cryptocurrencies, and the card also offers 5% cashback rewards in bitcoin
Latin American Exchange Bitso Brings Crypto Remittance Service in Colombia
7.7.2022
The company launched a similar business in Mexico in 2021
Tether Launches Stablecoin Pegged to the British Pound Sterling
22.6.2022
Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has announced another fiat-pegged stablecoin called GBPT on Wednesday, tied to the value of the British pound sterling. The news follows Tether’s most recent launch of a Mexican peso-pegged crypto asset called MXNT....
Why Latin American Crypto Exchanges Are Doubling Down on Yield Products
7.6.2022
Despite inflation and macroeconomic instability, regional companies offer interest rates of up to 15% on different stablecoins, well above their global competitors
Latin American Investors ‘Hoping to Ride Crypto Prices to the Moon’ as Adoption Set to Continue
31.5.2022
A report on the state of crypto in the Latin America region has concluded that adoption is likely to continue apace for the rest of the year – and will find fertile ground for growth in the world of cross-border payments and “crypto credit cards.”
The report was issued by Americas Market...
Huobi Global Acquires Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitex
27.5.2022
The digital currency exchange Huobi Global has revealed it has acquired Bitex, a Latin American crypto platform that operates in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Huobi details that the company is stepping up its presence in Latin America as it believes the region will be one of the most...
Huobi Acquires Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitex
26.5.2022
The Chinese crypto exchange is seeking to expand in Latin America, but Bitex will continue to operate under the same name and with its current management team
Top Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Lays Off 80 Employees
26.5.2022
The company, which had more than 700 employees before the cuts, counts four million users in the region
Tether Launches Tokens Pegged to the Mexican Peso on Ethereum, Tron, and Polygon
26.5.2022
The stablecoin issuer Tether Operations Limited has announced the company has launched a new fiat-pegged token tied to the value of the Mexican peso. According to the team the newly launched MXNT tokens will be initially hosted on Ethereum, Polygon, and Tron. MXNT Stablecoin Is Pegged 1:1 to...
Chainlink set to power Latin American real estate platform
5.5.2022
Chainlink is set to automate rental payments to property owners of a Latin American real estate platform, adding a new blockchain use-case for the sector
Bitso to Offset Carbon Emissions From the Trading Platform’s BTC, ETH, ERC20 Transactions
22.4.2022
On Friday, the Latin American cryptocurrency platform Bitso announced that the company plans to offset carbon emissions from its bitcoin and ERC20 token transactions carried out on the platform. Bitso is partnering with the carbon offset platform Moss.Earth in order to curb the crypto...
Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Hires New Brazil Chief
18.4.2022
Thales Araújo de Freitas most recently led Brazil operations for Chile-based Global66, and prior to that held leadership roles at Citibank and HSBC
Latin American Delivery Unicorn Rappi Launches Crypto Payments Pilot
11.4.2022
The Colombia-based company has partnered with BitPay and Bitso to convert crypto into credits for purchases within its platform
Skybridge Capital Founder: Bitcoin Will Be Legal Tender in Many Latin American Countries
15.3.2022
The founder of Skybridge Capital has predicted that “bitcoin will be used by many Latin American countries as legal tender over time, not just El Salvador.” He recently doubled down on his $100K bitcoin price prediction but does not currently see the cryptocurrency as a hedge against...