The following are the top crypto news stories from Latin America this week.
The Brazilian stock exchange B3 boosted its blockchain integration strategy by announcing a stablecoin and a tokenisation platform.
In El Salvador, Bitso and Tether have joined together to encourage startups and stablecoin-based solutions.
Meanwhile, Bitso Business, Bitso’s B2B branch, reported record results for 2025, forecasting an annualised total payment volume of USD 82 billion—equivalent to the GDP of more than 100 countries—highlighting the rapid popularity of stablecoin-based payments in Latin America.
Brazil’s B3 moves toward a blockchain-integrated market
B3, Brazil’s stock exchange, has revealed plans to launch its own stablecoin in the first half of 2026, as part of a larger effort to grow into cryptoassets and tokenisation.
The effort seeks to combine traditional capital market infrastructure with blockchain-based solutions, with an emphasis on operational efficiency, digital settlement, and increased access to innovative financial products.
B3 sees this project as a critical step toward creating a regulated digital ecosystem that connects traditional and tokenised assets, benefiting both institutional investors and retail users.
The stablecoin will be tied to the Brazilian real and utilised as a settlement instrument in B3’s emerging digital infrastructure, facilitating tokenised asset transactions while decreasing friction and speeding up clearing and settlement processes.
Closely related to this initiative is the launch of B3’s own tokenisation platform, which is scheduled for 2026 and will first focus on listed shares.
With clearer crypto regulations in Brazil and increasing global adoption of real-world asset tokenisation, B3 sees this model as a way to modernise market infrastructure, share liquidity between traditional and digital markets, and strengthen its role in the long-term digital transformation of Brazil’s capital markets.
Bitso and Tether deepen their bet on El Salvador
El Salvador’s collaboration with Bitso and Tether marks a significant step in the country’s mission to become a financial innovation hub in Latin America.
Through a new Memorandum of Understanding, the firms aim to empower Salvadoran entrepreneurs and global startups to build solutions that directly impact the local economy by providing infrastructure, mentorship, and strategic expertise.
As part of the agreement, Bitso will introduce a dedicated ‘El Salvador track’ to The Push—Latin America’s first stablecoin-focused accelerator—during its second edition in the first half of 2026.
Sponsored by Tether, the program will prioritise entrepreneurs based in El Salvador or those addressing local challenges, leveraging the country’s crypto-friendly regulatory environment to drive real-world stablecoin adoption.
Bitso Business hits record-breaking payment volume in 2025
Bitso’s B2B arm, officially named Bitso Business, has announced record results for 2025 and is on track to process $82 billion in annualized total payment volume (TPV)
Felipe Vallejo, Bitso Mexico’s Corporate Affairs and General Manager, stated that breaking $80 billion is more than a scale milestone; it represents a structural shift in the global financial system toward stablecoin-based solutions.
Bitso Business processes a volume similar to the GDP of over 100 nations, including Costa Rica, Luxembourg, Croatia, and Uruguay, exhibiting the scale of a national economy flowing through the platform.
The company underscored the expanding use of stablecoin payment systems by global enterprises looking for speedier, more transparent, and cost-effective financial infrastructure throughout Latin America.
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