Mexico

Mexico Regulator Says 12 Crypto Exchanges Are Operating Illegally

The companies, whose names weren’t disclosed, are not registered with the agency, the Financial Intelligence Unit said.

News  ·  28 July 2021

Secretario de Hacienda de México confirma prohibición de uso de criptomonedas en su sistema financiero

El secretario de Hacienda, Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez, dijo que las criptomonedas no son activos de curso legal y no son tratadas como divisas dentro del marco regulatorio actual del país.

News  ·  28 June 2021
Bitcoin

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 June 2021
Brazil

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

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

Business  ·  11 May 2021
Latin America

Crypto Remittances Prove Their Worth in Latin America

Crypto remittances are growing in Latin America, particularly in the wake of other remittance platforms shutting off access to some markets.

Markets  ·  9 December 2020
CoinFlash

Mexican Billionaire Reveals 10% of His Liquid Assets Are in Bitcoin

Billionaire founder of Grupo Salinas, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, said: "Bitcoin protects the citizen from government expropriation."

Business  ·  18 November 2020
Canada

A New Attempt to Tokenize Real Estate Projects in Mexico and Canada

Digital transfer agent Vertalo has partnered with real estate platform MountX to tokenize more than 15 digital real estate projects in Mexico and Canada.

News  ·  31 August 2020
Venture Capital

VC-Backed Crypto Exchange Mexo Launches in Latin America

Mexo, a cryptocurrency exchange designed for the Latin American user, launched on Thursday.

News  ·  20 August 2020
CoinFlash

Promoters of Crypto Ponzi Scheme OneCoin Murdered in Mexico

Two promoters of the crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin were found dead in Mexico last month.

News  ·  15 July 2020
Mexico

Experts Say Mexico’s Regulations Raise the Bar ‘Too High’ for Crypto Entrepreneurs

New laws are strangling crypto startups before they can begin to trade.

Markets  ·  5 August 2019
Exchanges

Mexico Is Getting Eight New Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Fintech firm Amero-Isatek will offer cash-to-crypto exchanges in eight Mexican states

Markets  ·  3 June 2019
Mexico

Overstock’s Medici Land Governance Inks Deal for Local Land Registry in Mexico

Medici Land Governance has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local government in Mexico to create a digital land records system.

Markets  ·  4 February 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange AirTM Targets Troubled Markets With $7 Million Raise

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange AirTM has raised $7 million it says it will use to expand in troubled Latin American economies.

Business  ·  29 August 2018
Mexico

Mexico Tests Blockchain to Track Public Contract Bids

A Mexican government announced a blockchain-based project intended to reduce corruption in bidding for government contracts.

Business  ·  5 April 2018
Regulation

Mexican Lawmakers Pass Cryptocurrency Regulation Bill

Mexico is now just one step away from passing a law that will regulate fintech including cryptocurrencies in the country.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 March 2018