what's Ripio?
Ripio is a leading Latin American cryptocurrency exchange platform that provides users with access to buying, selling, and storing digital assets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Argentina, it serves over 25 million users across the region, offering services like spot trading, staking, and wallet solutions. The platform emphasizes financial inclusion in emerging markets, particularly in countries with high inflation and currency controls, by integrating local fiat currencies with blockchain technology. In addition to core exchange functionalities, Ripio has expanded into tokenized real-world assets, including the launch of wARS, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Argentine peso. This enables seamless, low-cost cross-border transfers without relying on traditional banks or USD conversions, leveraging networks like Ethereum, Base, and World Chain for efficiency and security. Ripio's infrastructure supports broader adoption of crypto in Latin America through partnerships and regulatory compliance, such as obtaining VASP licenses in Spain.
Ripio supports Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, joining other Brazilian exchanges.
Links
x.com/ripioappSupports RLUSD (Ripple's stablecoin) on its platform, alongside other Brazilian exchanges Mercado Bitcoin and Foxbit.
Argentina's state-owned oil giant YPF evaluates crypto payment option for gas stations and names Ripio as one of three potential exchange intermediary partners alongside Lemon and Binance.
Launches new Argentine stablecoin on Base blockchain, announced by Jesse Pollak at EFDevcon.
Jesse Pollak from Base publicly highlights wARS launch during his "Base update" talk at Ethereum Day.
Participates in SOVEREIGN DAY Buenos Aires event on November 18 with live presentations alongside Solana, Ondo Finance, and McKinsey at Malloy's Costanera.
Hosts Casa ZK: Institutional Day event on November 19 during EFDevcon in collaboration with Ethereum Foundation, crecimientoar, lnetglobal, and momentumxglobal to discuss institutional adoption and frictionless finance.
Announced as sponsor of Money Rails with participation at Devconnect on November 18.
Platform reaches 25 million users and deploys wARS stablecoin across Ethereum, Base, and World Chain, announcing plans to issue stablecoins for other Latin American currencies.
Ripio operates with over 25 million users as the exchange launching wARS. Ripio plans to issue similar stablecoins for other Latin American currencies to boost regional cross-border payments.
wARS stablecoin now deploys on World Chain in addition to Ethereum and Base networks.
wARS stablecoin deploys on Ethereum and Base networks.
Launches wARS stablecoin pegged to Argentine Peso, introducing new product for Latin American crypto market.
Latin American crypto exchange Ripio launches Argentine Peso stablecoin wARS, according to CoinDesk.
Uses Aave protocol to power earn products alongside major exchanges including Binance, Kraken, OKX, MetaMask, and Bitget.
Tokenizes Argentine bonds, expanding into real-world asset tokenization.
Participating in Stablecoin Day event on Oct 21 at DCG House alongside Bitso, Revolut, Felixpago, ReapGlobal, and Conduit to discuss building borderless economy infrastructure in Latin America.
Joins Global Markets Alliance to lead standardization efforts for tokenized markets, expanding global influence.
Achieves milestone of over 1 million users, positioning among leading Latin American crypto platforms.
New Polkadot integration announcement scheduled for Thursday with multiple ecosystem partners.
New ZK-rollup chain launches on zkSync, backed by established Latin American crypto platform with 10M users.
Building a ZKsync L2 chain called LaChain. Operating across 8 countries with 19M users. Upgrading from LaChain Classic to a ZK Chain.