what's Mercado Bitcoin?
Mercado Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform in Latin America, primarily serving Brazil. It offers trading, custody, and investment services for a wide range of cryptocurrencies and tokenized real-world assets, including fixed income and equity instruments. The platform supports seamless fiat-to-crypto conversions in BRL and has expanded into tokenization on blockchains like the XRP Ledger. Founded in 2013, it has grown into a unicorn valued over $2B after raising funds from investors like SoftBank. Mercado Bitcoin emphasizes regulatory compliance, institutional-grade security, and user-friendly tools for retail and institutional investors, facilitating billions in annual trading volume.
Mercado Bitcoin integrated RLUSD stablecoin support.
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x.com/mercadobitcoinIntegrated RLUSD stablecoin support on the platform.
Surpassed $20 million in tokenized private credit on Rootstock during Q4.
XPL token lists on the exchange with USDT deposit and withdrawal functionality on Plasma network now active.
$200M in permissioned RWAs to be tokenized on XRP Ledger, marking new technical direction.
VanEck partners to launch multi-chain tokenized treasury fund $VBILL with cross-chain swap functionality.
Wormhole protocol integration enables multichain tokenized AUM capabilities alongside major financial institutions including BlackRock and VanEck.
Multiple exchange listings (40+) and $50M TVL achievement, backed by strategic investments from yzilabs, LayerZero_Core, and apolloglobal, demonstrate significant market expansion.
Major Brazilian exchange partners with Wormhole to enable cross-chain tokenized products.
Major Brazilian exchange partners with Wormhole to enable cross-chain tokenized products.
$200M tokenized asset portfolio expanding globally through exclusive Wormhole partnership for cross-chain interoperability.
Partnered to tokenize $40M of securities, credit, and debt for 4M+ Brazilian users. Has 4M+ accounts as of February 2026.
Partnered with Polygon to expand RWA tokenization in Latin America. Plans to issue over $200M in tokenized assets in 2024.