Facts about Latin countries:
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Brazil is the region's top recipient of crypto assets with a value of $150 billion and one of the highest crypto adoption rates — 16 million crypto users

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Mexico has largest crypto remittance corridor, with over $1 billion in transfers and a 400% yearly increase in 2022

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Chile has the most active users of DeFi, with over 45% of all crypto assets transaction volume in 2022

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El Salvador legalized BTC as a legal tender in 2021

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Venezuelans invested $37 billion in crypto in 2022

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The Central Bank of Cuba has officially regulated cryptocurrencies since 2021

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The National Assembly of Panama has approved a bill to regulate and legalize crypto

Market potential

The current population of Latin America is 660 million, 6% of which (39.6 million people) at least once made a transaction with cryptocurrencies in 2017, by 2022, this figure has grown to 51% (336.6 million people)

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TOP-5 Countries

Latin America is also home to five countries with the highest crypto adoption rate in this year’s crypto index

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Brazil #7
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Argentina #13
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Colombia #15
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Ecuador #18
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Mexico #28
GDP Growth in 2023 Expected GDP growth rates for different regions of Latin America image
GDP Growth
Latin America and the Caribbean 1.2%
South America 0.6%
Central America and Mexico 2.0%
Central America 3.1%
The Caribbean (excl, Guyana) 3.5%
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