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Paxos and MercadoLibre partner up to bring USDP to Mexico
28.6.2023
The move provides PAX coin access to Mexico’s 3.1 million-plus cryptocurrency users
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Expands Crypto Trading to Chile
29.3.2023
The company launched the service in partnership with Ripio, a regional crypto firm
Mercado Pago Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Services in Mexico
31.10.2022
Mercado Pago, the financial wallet division of Mercado Libre, the Latam e-tail giant, has announced the launch of cryptocurrency trading services in Mexico. The company has already launched this kind of service in Brazil, serving one million customers in the country, allowing them to purchase...
Brazil-Based Neobank Nubank to Launch Own Cryptocurrency as Part of Loyalty Program
20.10.2022
Nubank, one of the largest digital banks in the world, has announced it will issue its own cryptocurrency during the first half of 2023. The currency, called Nucoin, will be issued on top of Ethereum with the help of Polygon, a second layer that allows users and developers to take advantage...
Digital Neobank Nubank Reaches 70 Million Customers in Latam; Almost 2 Million Have Purchased Crypto
27.9.2022
Nubank, a Brazil-based digital bank, has announced a new milestone in its operations. The company announced that it has reached 70 million customers in Latam, making it one of the biggest financial institutions of its kind in Brazil. The company also announced that almost 2 million of its customers...
Central Bank of Argentina Issues New Compliance Rules for Digital Wallets
15.9.2022
The Central Bank of Argentina has issued a new set of rules for operators of digital wallets in the country. Customers of companies like Uala, a wallet popular in Argentina, will now be qualified as financial users, having new protections similar to those offered by banks and other financial...
Argentinian Tax Authority Wins Landmark Case to Confiscate Funds From a Digital Account
4.9.2022
The Argentinian Tax Authority (AFIP) has won a historic case to seize taxpayer funds from a digital account. The case, which was won in an appeal in the Federal Chamber of Mar del Plata, might bring about more seizures of this kind and include cryptocurrencies as part of a stricter policy of...
Latam Giant Mercado Libre Launches Mercadocoin in Brazil
20.8.2022
Mercado Libre, a leading Latam-based e-tailer, has announced the launch of its own token, called “Mercadocoin,” for Brazilian customers. The token will be the main reward of a loyalty program on Mercado Libre’s platform and will be awarded to customers that purchase certain...
E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Debuts an Ethereum-powered Coin in Brazil
19.8.2022
The Latin American e-commerce heavyweight Mercado Libre has rolled out its own cryptoasset – named Mercado Coin – in Brazil.
The move is the latest in a series of bullish crypto-related moves from the company, which is often touted as the LATM region’s answer to Amazon. Last year, the company...
Mercado Libre introduce su criptomoneda en Brasil con planes de expandirla al resto de América Latina
18.8.2022
Mercado Coin permitirá a los 80 millones de usuarios de la compañía a recibir recompensas por sus compras
Mercado Libre to Expand Cryptocurrency Services to More Countries in Latam
12.8.2022
Mercado Libre, one of the biggest retailers in Latam, has announced that it plans to expand its cryptocurrency trading services to more countries in the region. The company, whose cryptocurrency services are now just available for customers in Brazil through Mercado Pago, its payments and digital...
Mercado Libre to Expand Crypto Trading Across Latin America
9.8.2022
The company’s Mercado Pago digital wallet began allowing crypto buys and sells in Brazil in December, reaching 1 million users shortly thereafter
Picpay to Offer Cryptocurrency Services in Brazil to More Than 60 Million Customers
12.7.2022
Picpay, one of the most popular payments fintech companies in Brazil, has announced that it will start including cryptocurrency services in its app. The company explained that these services will include the possibility of purchasing crypto and processing payments with crypto directly. Picpay...
E-Commerce Giant Mercadolibre Buys Bitcoins Worth $7.8 Million for Treasury
6.5.2021
Mercadolibre Inc., Latin America’s leading e-commerce company with almost 70 million users on its marketplace, has bought bitcoins worth almost $8 million for its treasury. With this move, the company has joined a growing list of corporations with the cryptocurrency on their balance sheets....
Mercado Libre Embraces Bitcoin Pay – Which its CEO Wrote Off Last Year
6.5.2021
Mercado Libre, an Argentinian, Nasdaq-listed e-commerce giant, became the latest firm to embrace crypto pay last week. But its CEO appears to have had a rather dramatic change of heart on the matter – as he was publicly bashing bitcoin (BTC)’s payment credentials less than 12 months ago.
To call...
Mass adoption looms as South America's second-largest company accepts crypto payments
29.4.2021
Mercado Libre’s move to accept cryptocurrency payments for real estate could usher in a new way of crypto mass adoption in South America
Customers From Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Can Buy Real Estate With Bitcoin
29.4.2021
The biggest e-commerce store in Latin America is the latest major company in the region to join the crypto adoption movement. Mercado Libre is now allowing its customers to buy a selected number of properties from real estate agencies with bitcoin. Properties Listed Don’t Offer Alternative...
Argentine Billionaire Marcos Galperin Says Bitcoin a ‘Better Store of Value Than Gold’ as Officials Plan to Print More Pesos
15.1.2021
Argentine billionaire and CEO of the e-commerce platform Mercado Libre, Marcos Galperin says bitcoin is a better store of value than gold. However, the billionaire thinks the crypto will not replace fiat currency due to what he terms the high “energy cost required to process...
[článek] Celo hází rukavici Libře od Facebooku. Jaký má smysl a šanci uspět?
24.3.2020
[7 minut čtení] Do Celo Alliance for Prosperity se přidává čím dál více odpadlíků z Libra Association. Projekt hází rukavici konkurenčnímu stablecoinu od Facebooku. Síť projektu Celo má díky svým podporovatelům a partnerům potenciální zásah na 400 milionů lidí. Čerstvě vzniklá Celo Alliance...
Libre Not Libra – Thinking Critically About Facebook’s Blockchain Project
2.2.2020
Years of jokes about “FaceCoin” and “ZuckBucks” have finally come to life – sort of