Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has already traded $5 billion in the first quarter of 2021 alone compared to $1.2 billion in all of 2020.
Ripio has acquired BitcoinTrade in a bid to increase its footprint across the frothy Latin American crypto market.
La industria de la criptografía de Argentina registró volúmenes comerciales récord este año, en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19 y las dificultades económicas.
Argentina's crypto industry saw record trading volumes this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and economic hardship.
Ripio, a startup working to boost crypto adoption in Argentina, is widening its scope with a new exchange serving Argentina, Mexico and Brazil.
Ripio's peer-to-peer lending platform uses smart contracts to reduce lender risk and increase lending in the developing world.
Bitcoin startup Ripio has raised $31 million as part of a token presale ahead of a new credit network launch.
A new fund aims to give wealthier Latin American investors additional exposure to the burgeoning cryptocurrency asset class.
Overstock subsidiary Medici Ventures has added the South American bitcoin payments startup to its stable of blockchain-focused investments.
Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio has raised $2.3m in Series A capital.