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Mexico

U.S. authorities have warned about Mexican cartels using crypto to buy precursors to make fentanyl. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Regulations
Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.
The financial-crimes arm of the U.S. Treasury Department has flagged the increased use of several crypto assets to support Mexican drug trafficking
U.S. authorities have warned about Mexican cartels using crypto to buy precursors to make fentanyl. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 20, 2024 at 5:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2024
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
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Mexico's Crypto Stance Unlikely to Change as Ruling Morena Party's Claudia Sheinbaum Elected President
Sheinbaum is from the same party as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who could not run again under the constitution.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
By Amitoj Singh
Jun 3, 2024 at 8:58 a.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2024
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Mexico City (Robbie Herrera/Unsplash)
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Regulations
In Mexico’s Biggest Election Yet, Crypto Remains on the Sidelines
The favorite to win, Mexico City’s former Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, is expected to remain aligned with her party’s previous position on crypto, one that focuses more on protect...
Mexico City (Robbie Herrera/Unsplash)
By Amitoj Singh
Apr 24, 2024 at 6:52 a.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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Mexico flag (Unsplash)
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Tokenization
Blockchain Startup Etherfuse Rolls Out Tokenized Bonds in Mexico Targeting Retail Investors
The company is targeting the second-largest and most liquid bond market in LatAm.
Mexico flag (Unsplash)
By Lyllah Ledesma
Oct 31, 2023 at 1:08 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2023
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Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world. (Flickr)
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Regulations
Crypto’s ‘Illusory Appeal’ Should Be Met by Regulation, Not Bans, BIS Study Says
Bitcoin ETFs could boost adoption because digital assets offer an escape route for state-imposed capital controls, a grouping of central bankers from the Americas said.
Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world. (Flickr)
By Jack Schickler
Aug 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 22, 2023
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Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico
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Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico
Digital payments firm Strike is expanding its Lightning Network-based cross-border payments service to Mexico, the largest market for remittances from the U.S., which accounts...
Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 14, 2023 at 5:29 p.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2023
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Bitcoin
Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico
The company says Mexico is the largest market for remittances from the U.S.
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By Frederick Munawa
Jun 14, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2023
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Bitso
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.
Mexican flag (Unsplash)
By Andrés Engler
Mar 2, 2023 at 6:29 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2023
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(Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)
Finance
Mexico
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 c...
(Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)
By Andrés Engler
Sep 8, 2022 at 6:46 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2022
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Mercado Bitcoin is ready to move into the Mexican market. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)
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Mercado bitcoin
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 is ready to move into the Mexican market. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)
By Andrés Engler
Jul 21, 2022 at 4:39 p.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2022
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