Tether Pours $20M into Mercado Bitcoin for Latin American Crypto Growth

Tether has invested $20 million in Mercado Bitcoin as part of its strategic growth financing round.

Mercado Bitcoin is a regulated Brazilian on-chain financial services platform with over 10 licenses across Brazil and Europe, making it one of the most compliance-heavy crypto infrastructures outside the US and Europe.

The investment will support expansion in payments, tokenized investment products, lending, on-chain capital markets, and international growth ambitions. Mercado Bitcoin has already issued over R$2 billion in tokenized assets and serves 4.5 million users.