Crypto Exchanges
By Jean-Luc Maracon
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Blockchain.com's Brazil Push. Brazil is a different kind of opportunity. It's one of the largest economies in Latin America,…
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KuCoin's Three-Country Integration. KuCoin's play is broader geographically but follows a similar logic.
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What This Means for the Broader Market. Both Blockchain.com and KuCoin are chasing the same macro thesis: the next wave of crypto users…
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Blockchain.com just launched a payments platform built specifically for businesses in Brazil.
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The timing isn't accidental. Emerging markets have become the real battleground for crypto adoption right now.
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Brazil is a different kind of opportunity. It's one of the largest economies in Latin America, with a relatively sophisticated financial system — but also a business community…
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Details on exactly how the platform works are thin. The announcement didn't get into technical specifics — no word on which blockchains it runs on, what the fee structure looks…
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Brazil's crypto market has grown fast. The country has one of the highest rates of crypto ownership in the Americas, and regulators have moved to create clearer rules around…
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KuCoin's play is broader geographically but follows a similar logic. Mexico, Bangladesh, Zambia — three countries that share almost nothing demographically or economically, but…
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In Mexico, remittances are a massive part of the economy. Money flowing in from the United States represents a significant chunk of household income for millions of families, and…
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Bangladesh and Zambia are different cases. Bangladesh has a huge garment export sector and a diaspora that sends money home regularly.
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And that's kind of the whole strategy here. Don't ask people to change their habits. Plug into what they're already using and add crypto capability on top.
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Both Blockchain.com and KuCoin are chasing the same macro thesis: the next wave of crypto users isn't coming from the United States or Western Europe.
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That thesis has been around for a while. But execution has always been the hard part. Regulatory environments in emerging markets can shift fast.
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