Mexico

Latam Insights — Alliance Against Inflation, BTG Pactual Launches Stablecoin, and Argentina Debuts New Dollar

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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: Latin American nations ink an agreement to reduce inflation, Brazil-based BTG Pactual launches its own dollar-pegged…

Huobi Partners With Astropay to Facilitate Fiat Payments in Latam

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Huobi Global, one of the biggest exchanges in volumes traded, has announced a partnership to make it easier for its Latam-based customers to acquire cryptocurrencies. The exchange has allied with Astropay, a payment services platform, to allow customers in Latam to…

Moody’s States Inflation Is Affecting Economic Recovery in Part of Latam

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Moody’s, the asset quality rating agency, has warned the high rate of inflation that some countries are facing in Latam will affect the economic recovery in the region. Brazil, Chile, and Mexico are said to be the countries more affected by…

Senator Indira Kempis Proposes Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender in Mexico

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Indira Kempis, senator of the Mexican Congress, has proposed a bill that would make bitcoin legal tender in the country. The bill bases its action on the hardships that Mexican citizens are facing went trying to access financial products and education….

Mexican Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches Stable Yield Program

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Bitso, a Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding its range of crypto investing options. The company has announced it will now allow customers to earn funds just by holding bitcoin or stablecoins in its wallet. The program, called Bitso+, will offer different…

Delivery App Rappi Launches Pilot Project to Accept Crypto Payments in Mexico

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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…

Coinbase to Allow Remittance Receivers in Mexico to Cash Out in Local Currency

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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…

Ricardo Salinas Pliego Hints at Elektra Group Selling Bitcoin in Its Stores

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Ricardo Salinas Pliego, president of the Salinas Group, owner of the Elektra Group stores, hinted at the possibility of the shops selling bitcoin. The executive stated that due to the regulations of the Central Bank of Mexico, his company cannot implement…

Mexico’s Third Richest Man Advises Buy Bitcoin Now — Says US Looking Increasingly Like Third World Country

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Mexico’s third-richest billionaire, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has advised investors to “buy bitcoin right now.” He explained that the U.S. is “looking more and more like any other irresponsible third world country.” Ricardo Salinas Pliego on US Economy and Bitcoin Mexican billionaire…

President of Mexico Denies Having Interest in Adopting Bitcoin as Legal Tender

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The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, denied having any interest in adopting cryptocurrencies as legal tender in the country. The statements, offered in a press conference in the National Palace this week, also confirmed that the Mexican government will…