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Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico

The company says Mexico is the largest market for remittances from the U.S.

Bandera de México. (Unsplash)

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Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso and Mastercard Launch Debit Card in Mexico

Mastercard’s portfolio of crypto partnerships in Latin America also includes Binance, Belo and Buenbit.

Bandera de México. (Unsplash)

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Binance Adds Former Mexican Securities Commission President to New Global Advisory Board

Adalberto Palma Gómez, who led the CNBV between December 2018 and March 2020, joined former Brazilian Central Bank President Minister Henrique Meirelles as an adviser to the crypto exchange.

Mercado Bitcoin se expandirá al mercado mexicano. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)

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Brazilian Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Launch Operations in Mexico This Year: Report

The company’s parent, 2TM, raised $200 million from SoftBank one year ago with an eye towards expanding across Latin America.

Mercado Bitcoin se expandirá al mercado mexicano. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)

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Bitso Processed $1B in Crypto Remittances Between Mexico and the US so far in 2022

The company hopes to capture 10% of global money transfers to the Latin American country by 2023, up from 4% earlier this year.

Bandera de México. (Jorge Aguilar/Unsplash)

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Tether Enters Latin America With Mexican Peso-Pegged Stablecoin

The country’s multibillion-dollar remittances business and difficulties in transferring money create a “unique opportunity," the company said.

Bandera de México. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)

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Mexican Remittances Are the Continent’s Largest; Crypto Companies Want a Cut

Bitso, Coinbase and Circle have launched new services tapping into the steady money flow between Mexico and the United States, and taking on established players like Western Union. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

(Jezael Melgoza/Unsplash)

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Could Bitcoin Become Legal Tender in Mexico?

Mexican senator Indira Kempis recently introduced a bill proposing that bitcoin become legal tender in the country. Felipe Vallejo, chief regulatory officer at Mexico-based crypto exchange Bitso, the first crypto unicorn in Latin America, joins "Community Crypto" to weigh in on whether that prospect could become reality by following El Salvador's example.

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Latin American Delivery Unicorn Rappi Launches Crypto Payments Pilot

The Colombia-based company has partnered with BitPay and Bitso to convert crypto into credits for purchases within its platform.

Conductor de Rappi en Playa Del Carmen, México (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

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Oxio Raises $40M to Bring Tokenized Telco Model to US and Brazil

The company's white label product allows any brand to serve as a mobile operator. It’s already working with Grupo Bimbo and other big brands in Mexico.

(Jeevan Katel/Unsplash)

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