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Mercado Libre, the Latin American e-commerce and financial services giant, has reached a milestone with meli dolar, an in-house distributed dollar-pegged stablecoin. The token, launched in August, is now in millions of wallets, according to Ignacio Estivariz, VP of Fintech Services at Mercado Libre. “We already have millions of users who have received meli dolar … Read more
Marcos Galperin, founder and CEO of Latin America’s e-commerce and financial services giant Mercado Libre, shared his perspective on bitcoin and cryptocurrency. In a recent interview, Galperin stated that he believes cryptocurrencies will play a “very, very important role” in the future of people’s finances. He disclosed that he invested in bitcoin in 2013 when … Read more
Mercado Libre, Latin America’s e-commerce and financial services giant, has announced that it will expand its previously launched Meli Dólar, an in-house developed dollar-pegged stablecoin, to other countries. The token, developed in partnership with the Argentina-based crypto exchange Ripio, will be launched in Mexico, according to Juan Vita, Senior Director of Product at Mercado Pago. … Read more
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue: El Salvador will offer bitcoin certification for public servants, Mercado Libre launches an in-house developed dollar-pegged stablecoin, and Paraguay keeps seizing illegal bitcoin mining operations. El Salvador to Educate 80,000 Public Servants on … Read more
Mercado Libre, the largest public company in Latam by market capitalization, has announced the release of its own dollar-pegged stablecoin, the meli dolar, for the Brazilian market. The development was completed in partnership with Ripio, an Argentine cryptocurrency exchange, and is issued by Meli Uruguay S.R.L., a part of the Mercado Libre group. Mercado Libre … Read more
The new stablecoin will provide Mercado Libre customers a new option for managing their finances in Brazil’s volatile economy. Go to Source
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
Mercado Libre, one of the biggest e-commerce platforms in Latam, has disclosed it holds over $40 million in cryptocurrency, according to its Q1 2024 filings. The company disclosed that it held 412.7 bitcoin (BTC) and 3,041.6 ethereum (ETH), by March 31. However, Mercado Libre does not own these holdings, as its CIO Richard Cathcart explained, … Read more
Worldcoin released a new version of its World ID feature with multiple app integrations. Go to Source
Mercado Pago, the financial wallet division of Mercado Libre, the Latam e-tail giant, has announced the launch of cryptocurrency trading services in Mexico. The company has already launched this kind of service in Brazil, serving one million customers in the country, allowing them to purchase, store, and sell bitcoin and ethereum, and also to receive … Read more
