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More Crypto Regulation May Be on the Way in Mexico, Suggests Central Bank Chief
25.4.2022
The Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) has spelled out its position on crypto – and has hinted that it may seek to expand the scope of its regulation of the sector.
In a report from Forbes Mexico, the Governor, Victoria Rodríguez Ceja, was quoted as telling the Senate that she and...
Digital Peso to Be Launched in Three Years According to Governor of Banxico
23.4.2022
Banxico, the Central Bank of Mexico, has announced it expects the development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital peso, to be completed in about three years. Victoria Rodríguez Ceja, the governor of Banxico, reported this before the Mexican Senate and added that the...
‘Save Your Skin’ From Inflation With BTC, The Great Monetary Shift, and SHIB Burns — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
17.4.2022
Another spicy week of crypto news heads into the weekend, with Mexico’s third-richest billionaire advising “save your skin” from hyperinflation by buying bitcoin, Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary predicting that bitcoin mining will “save the world,”...
Making Bitcoin legal tender is Mexico will be 'an uphill battle,' says Ricardo Salinas
15.4.2022
Billionaire and Bitcoin advocate, Ricardo Salinas
Delivery App Rappi Launches Pilot Project to Accept Crypto Payments in Mexico
13.4.2022
Rappi, one of the biggest delivery companies in Latam, has launched a pilot project with the objective of accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment method. Users will be able to buy Rappi credits with cryptocurrency to spend later on various services offered by the app. This functionality will only...
Mexico’s Third Richest Billionaire Warns of Severe Dollar Inflation — Says Buy Bitcoin to ‘Save Your Skin’
11.4.2022
The third-richest billionaire in Mexico, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has shared his experience of living through hyperinflation. He warned that the U.S. and several other civilized countries are “going exactly the same route” his country went through in the 1980s. Mexican Billionaire...
Samson Mow introduces new nation-state adoption for crypto in Bitcoin 2022
7.4.2022
Bitcoin is already legal tender in Roatán, Honduras and Madeira, Portugal. Now a Mexican Senator wants to make it so in her country as well
Honduras’ Roatán Island, Portugal’s Madeira to ‘Adopt Bitcoin’, Mexican Senator Sends Bullish Sign Too
7.4.2022
The island of Roatán in Honduras and Portugal’s Madeira region are both set to “adopt bitcoin,” while a Mexican senator hinted that new talks about making bitcoin legal tender in this country about to begin....
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Trends Study Says Dogecoin Is the Most Googled Cryptocurrency in the US
5.4.2022
According to a recent study analyzing Google Trends data, the cryptocurrency dogecoin’s search volume in the United States was highest in the most states as compared to other cryptos. The research also details that the leading crypto asset in terms of market capitalization, bitcoin, was...
Coinbase to reportedly buy the $2.2B Brazilian unicorn behind Mercado Bitcoin
28.3.2022
A Brazilian newspaper, Estadão, reported that Coinbase could complete the acquisition of $2.2 billion 2TM, the company behind Mercado Bitcoin, by April
Coinbase Reportedly Nears Mercado Bitcoin Purchase as Binance Readies Rio Expansion
28.3.2022
Crypto exchange giants Coinbase and Binance could be set to go head-to-head with their expansion plans in Brazil. The former is reportedly eyeing a major M&A deal to buy one of the biggest crypto exchange platforms in the Latin America region, while Binance has confirmed it will open its...
Private Banks Propose to Help Design Digital Currency in Mexico
27.2.2022
Private banks in Mexico want to join efforts with the central bank of the country in the creation of a new digital currency. The president of the Mexican Bank Association (ABM) met with the governor of the Bank of Mexico to offer the help of the group of private banks for the creation of a […]
Reported First Real Estate Purchase Made With Bitcoin in Chile
25.2.2022
Yuval Ben Haym, regional manager of Remax, a real estate firm that operates worldwide, has announced that the “first” real estate purchase with cryptocurrencies has already occurred in Chile. The purchase, that was made using bitcoin, happened last year. Such purchases have also...
Mexican senator to propose crypto law: ‘We need Bitcoin as legal tender’
23.2.2022
Indira Kempis, a senator representing Nuevo León state in Mexico, works on a crypto bill based on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
Mexico’s Third Richest Billionaire Says Buy Bitcoin, Forget About Selling, You’ll Thank Me Later
21.2.2022
The third-richest billionaire in Mexico, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, advises to buy bitcoin, keep buying while the price is still low, and hold the crypto without thinking of selling. “Trust me, you’re going to thank me later,” he affirmed. Billionaire Ricardo Salinas...
Coinbase to Allow Remittance Receivers in Mexico to Cash Out in Local Currency
19.2.2022
Coinbase, a leading U.S.-based exchange, has announced it will now allow remittance receivers in Mexico to cash out the funds received through its service in local currency. This marks the first foray of the company into the Mexican remittance business, allowing customers to cash out in more than...
Colorado to Accept Crypto for Taxes, Travel Rule & TRUST, Criminal Whales + More News
16.2.2022
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Recipients in Mexico Will Be Able to Cash Out Crypto, Says Coinbase
16.2.2022
Coinbase’s new pilot program will enable users in Mexico to cash out their crypto in the local currency. They will be able to do so at 37,000 retail and convenience stores spread across Mexico. Coinbase announced the launch of the service in its blog post on Tuesday. It aims to shake up the global...
Bitso Expands to Colombia Amidst Growing Cryptocurrency Adoption in the Country
15.2.2022
Bitso, a Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding and strengthening its push into the Colombian market in the midst of growing interest in these new technologies in the country. Bitso has appointed Emilio Pardo as a new country manager, to debut the start of operations in Colombia...
Top Latin American exchange Bitso officially expands to Colombia
10.2.2022
Founded in 2014 in Mexico, Bitso is now officially present in Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia