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Finance

Why Brazil Is the Big Latin American Bet for Global Crypto Exchanges

A cocktail of inflation and devaluation is generating a crypto boom that players such as Binance, Coinbase and Crypto.com do not want to waste.

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Finance

Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso to Sponsor São Paulo Football Club

The three-year partnership with the team will enable fans to purchase tickets and merchandise with cryptocurrencies.

Hernanes #15 (center) of Sao Paulo celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal at the Morumbi stadium on Aug. 30, 2020, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)

Finance

Mexican Crypto Exchange Bitso Incorporates Circle Solutions for Cross-Border Payments Initiative

The Bitso Shift initiative will allow Mexican businesses to make cross-border transactions more securely and easily.

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Finance

Bitso Is Providing the ‘Core Service’ for El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet

The company will also work with Silvergate Bank to facilitate transactions in U.S. dollars

A person purchases a bottle of Coca-Cola from a shop that accepts Bitcoin in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal. Photographer: Cristina Baussan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bitso Hires Facebook Veteran as First COO

The company, which also announced the hiring of a new public policy head, said Vaughan Smith would focus on expanding Bitso’s business in Brazil.

Vaughan Smith, former VP of Corporate Development at Facebook, will focus on growing Bitso’s business in Brazil.

Policy

Mexico's Finance Minister Confirms Cryptos Are Banned From Financial System

The statement comes after Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego said his bank would accept bitcoin.

Arturo Herrera, Mexico's finance minister.

Finance

Stablecoins Like USDC See Growing Demand in Latin America: Bitso CEO

Latin Americans are increasingly turning to stablecoins as a store of value.

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Videos

Crypto Taking Off in Latin America

Many U.S. investors might view bitcoin mostly as a store of value, but in Latin America, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are emerging as useful payment methods. Daniel Vogel of Bitso joins "First Mover" to discuss the state of the crypto markets in Latin America, Bitso's expansion plans and what's behind the stablecoin boom in the region.

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Markets

Consensus 2021: Crypto Is Booming in Brazil, but Regulations Lag Behind

Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has already traded $5 billion in the first quarter of 2021 alone compared to $1.2 billion in all of 2020.

A Sunny Sunday at the Beaches in Rio de Janeiro Amidst High Numbers of Infected People by the Coronavirus (COVID - 19)

Markets

$2.2B Bitso Becomes First Crypto Unicorn in Latin America

The Mexico-based company said it is now valued at $2.2 billion, making it the first cryptocurrency company in the region to exceed a value of $1 billion.

Daniel Vogel, CEO y cofundador de Bitso. (Bitso)

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