{"id":75197,"date":"2026-07-10T02:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/tether-expands-its-footprint-in-latin-america-with-a-20-million-investment-in-mercado-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T02:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:43:42","slug":"tether-expands-its-footprint-in-latin-america-with-a-20-million-investment-in-mercado-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/tether-expands-its-footprint-in-latin-america-with-a-20-million-investment-in-mercado-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether Expands Its Footprint in Latin America With a $20 Million Investment in Mercado Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Tether invested $20M in Mercado Bitcoin, accelerating the expansion of Latam on-chain payment infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Mercado Bitcoin will deploy the capital to build tokenized assets, securing a wider footprint across Latam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Brazil is advancing stablecoin regulations, providing clear rules that attract global institutional funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tether Announces $20 Million Strategic Investment in Mercado Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>Latam markets and the companies regulated to serve them are attracting the attention of global companies seeking to establish an institutional foothold in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Tether, the global <span>stablecoin<\/span> company, <a href=\"https:\/\/tether.io\/news\/tether-to-invest-20-million-in-strategic-financing-round-for-mercado-bitcoin-to-accelerate-onchain-financial-infrastructure-in-latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disclosed<\/a> a $20 million investment in Mercado <span>Bitcoin<\/span>, a Brazilian financial services company, as part of a strategic growth financing round that also included SoftBank.<\/p>\n<p>With these funds, Mercado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> will bankroll expansion improvements in its payments infrastructure, tokenized investment offerings, and on-chain capital markets, aiming to establish a foothold in other countries in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The company, which has over 4.5 million customers and operates in Brazil and Europe, was qualified by Tether as <strong>\u201cone of the most comprehensive regulated on-chain financial platforms in Latin America,\u201d<\/strong> and is part of a series of similar investments in payments and infrastructure companies that Tether is backing in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, explained that both companies were striving to build a more <strong>\u201copen, accessible and efficient financial infrastructure for the world.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMercado Bitcoin has built exactly that, a regulated, full-stack on-chain financial platform serving millions of users across one of the world\u2019s most dynamic financial markets.. We look forward to supporting Mercado Bitcoin\u2019s next phase of growth as a strategic partner and investor,\u201d<\/strong> he declared.<\/p>\n<p>Tether investment comes as Brazil is in the process of regulating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoins<\/a> to offer companies a clearer set of rules, as institutions are increasingly moving their operations on-chain for efficiency, cost, and speed advantages.<\/p>\n<p>Roberto Dagnoni, Mercado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a>\u2019s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, highlighted that this move to bring financial markets online was already in development, and that this investment strengthened their <strong>\u201cability to accelerate the next generation of on-chain financial services in Brazil and across global markets.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Tether invested in Parfin, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> service company focusing on institutions, and in Orionx. In 2024, Tether also <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/stablecoin-issuer-tether-leads-25-million-funding-round-for-mobile-payment-startup-oobit\/\">backed<\/a> mobile payments company Oobit\u2019s expansion into Latam.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/tether-expands-its-footprint-in-latin-america-with-a-20-million-investment-in-mercado-bitcoin\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Tether invested $20M in Mercado Bitcoin, accelerating the expansion of Latam on-chain payment infrastructure. Mercado Bitcoin will deploy the capital to build tokenized assets, securing a wider footprint across Latam. Brazil is advancing stablecoin regulations, providing clear rules that attract global institutional funds. 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