Crypto-Friendly Mercado Libre Becomes Latam’s Largest Company

Mercado Libre, a financial and e-commerce service company with its own cryptocurrency token, became the largest company in Latin America after announcing its financial results for Q2. Mercado Libre announced a net income of $531 million, significantly surpassing the expected $432 million. Other numbers were also positive, including a 36% growth in sales in Brazil, … Read more

Leading BTM Operator, Bitcoin Depot, Will Add Bitcoin to Its Treasury Reserves

Bitcoin Depot, a company that operates more than 7,400 bitcoin ATMs in the U.S., has announced that it will allocate part of its cash reserves to build a bitcoin treasury, following the footsteps of companies like Microstrategy. According to its CEO, Brandon Mintz, this move will allow company shareholders to “benefit from future BTC appreciation.” … Read more

Getting Into Cryptocurrency on a Budget

One of the best aspects of cryptocurrency is that it is incredibly divisible and almost wholly permissionless (though exchanges can require things like KYC/AML which may deny some access to the under- and unbanked). This means that crypto is generally more accessible to many more people than the legacy financial system. Users are not limited … Read more

Israel Wants to Ban Trading of Crypto-Related Companies’ Shares

Although cryptocurrencies became a lot more popular last year, they also pose a big problem for regulators. Most recently, the Israel Securities Authority proposed a ban on trading shares of cryptocurrency-related companies. This is a rather interesting development, especially when considering that no other country around the world has done so. Israel Takes an Aggressive Stance Toward … Read more