Latest from Andrés Engler
Circle's USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System
Previously, the stablecoin could only be purchased through crypto exchanges.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele to Present Debt-Free Budget for 2025
Bukele spoke during the commemoration of 203 years of El Salvador independence.

Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Obtains License in Argentina as a Virtual Asset Service Provider
The registry, launched in March by Argentina's National Securities Commission, already has 79 approvals.

Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Unveils DeFi Credit Card With Visa
The card will allow users to access up to 30% of blocked assets in a liquidity pool.

Tether's $100M Investment in LatAm Agriculture Firm May Be a Tokenization Play
Adecoagro is a founder and partial owner in an Argentina-based agricultural commodities tokenization platform Agrotoken.

Visa and Santander Selected by Brazil’s Central Bank for a Second Phase of CBDC Pilot
In May 2023, the BCB selected 14 participants for the first phase of the pilot.

BlackRock Lists Ethereum ETF on Brazilian Stock Exchange
The company earlier this year listed its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in the South American country.

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Violated Data Policies, Colombia Regulator Says
Worldcoin is currently collecting data of individuals with its Orb device in 25 locations of the Latin American country.

Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin
Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances.

Second Solana ETF Approved in Brazil
The product will be launched by Brazil-based asset manager Hashdex in partnership with local investment bank BTG Pactual.
