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Crypto users donate $400K to Julian Assange defense as Mexico proposes asylum
4.1.2021
A U.K. judge ruled against extraditing the WikiLeaks founder to the U.S. in response to his legal team arguing he would have a "high risk of serious depression leading to suicide."
Mexico’s second richest man says Bitcoin is his “best investment ever”
26.12.2020
Ricardo Salinas Pliego breaks down his Bitcoin investment thesis
Major Latin American University Launches Specialization Featuring Crypto-Related Topics
18.12.2020
One of the biggest and most laureate universities in Latin America approved the launch of a Financial Engineering specialization course, whose modules cover crypto and blockchain-related subjects, marking it a historic landmark across the region’s educational sector. Mexico’s Biggest...
Mexico’s Biggest University Adds Course That Features Crypto Learning
16.12.2020
Latin America’s biggest and most prestigious university, the Mexico City-based National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) will launch a Financial Engineering course – with modules that reportedly cover subjects such as crypto and blockchain technology.
In its December bulletin, the UNAM...
Crypto Remittances Prove Their Worth in Latin America
9.12.2020
Crypto remittances are growing in Latin America, particularly in the wake of other remittance platforms shutting off access to some markets
Hackers Demand Over 1,800 BTC From Electronics Giant Foxconn After Ransomware Attack
9.12.2020
A multinational electronic giant and a well-known manufacturer of Apple products is the latest victim of a millionaire ransomware attack deployed over the Thanksgiving weekend on one of its branches. Apple’s Manufacturer Is the Latest Victim of Well-Known Ransomware Gang Foxconn,...
Mexican authorities struggle to keep up as cartels embrace crypto
9.12.2020
The head of a major Mexcian financial intelligence unit has complained that local law enforcement has only a quarter of the staff it needs to respond to crypto laundering from cartels
What Do Mexico’s Second Wealthiest Billionaire and Arya Stark Have In Common?
21.11.2020
Recapping a wild week in bitcoin price action that has drawn out numerous previously-quiet HODLers
Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Pliego Invests 10% of Liquid Portfolio in Bitcoin- Says the Crypto Shields Against Wealth Expropriation
19.11.2020
Mexico’s second-richest person Ricardo Salinas Pliego confirms that 10% of his liquid portfolio is invested in bitcoin. The billionaire says the top crypto protects the wealth of private citizens from getting expropriated. Pliego advises his followers that might want to follow his...
Mexico’s Second Richest Man Reveals 10% of His Liquid Assets Are in Bitcoin
18.11.2020
Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego just declared 10% of his liquid portfolio has been tied up in bitcoin
Mexico’s second-richest man invests 10% of his liquid portfolio in Bitcoin
18.11.2020
The 166th wealthiest person in the world has revealed that he has invested in Bitcoin
Paxful launches crypto debit card in Mexico
29.10.2020
The debit card was made possible thanks to an alliance with a Spanish neobank
An encryption study revealed a surprising fact about blockchain adoption in Mexico
19.10.2020
The results could be a good sign for the proliferation of distributed technology
This country accepts more retail crypto transactions than anywhere else in Latin America
5.10.2020
Venezuela may have the most crypto volume, but this country bests all of Latin America when it comes to retail crypto transactions
Mexico Receives 11% of All LATAM Retail Crypto Payments - Report
3.10.2020
Mexican firms and individuals have reportedly processed 11% of all the retail payments made in crypto in Latin America from July 2019 to the same month in 2020 – with most of the crypto used in these transactions originating in the United States.
According to El Economista, Chainalysis expert...
A New Attempt to Tokenize Real Estate Projects in Mexico and Canada
31.8.2020
Digital transfer agent Vertalo has partnered with real estate platform MountX to tokenize more than 15 digital real estate projects in Mexico and Canada
Banks in Mexico Pose Greater Money Laundering Risk Than Crypto Firms, Says Report
28.8.2020
Commercial banks by far pose the greatest risk of money laundering in Mexico compared to crypto-related companies, according to a new report by the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The study singles out what it calls the “G7 banking group”, which includes BBVA...
A new report from Mexico says banks are used to launder money more than crypto
26.8.2020
The traditional banking sector is lagging behind in the race with crypto
VC-Backed Crypto Exchange Mexo Launches in Latin America
21.8.2020
Mexo, a cryptocurrency exchange designed for the Latin American user, launched on Thursday
Why It’s Time to Pay Attention to Mexico’s Booming Crypto Market
13.8.2020
In a trend that is largely unnoticed outside of the country, Mexico is embracing cryptocurrency at a breakneck speed