🇲🇽 Inside Bitso’s Stablecoin Conference

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This Edition is Presented by Bitso’s Stablecoin Conference

Frontera is an official media partner of Bitso’s Stablecoin Conference 2025.

We’ll be on the ground in Mexico City this August 27–28, covering the builders, the breakthroughs, and ideas reshaping LatAm’s financial future.

Use the code FRONTERA10 for 10% off your ticket here. See you there.

🥇 No Introduction Needed

Usually, I'd start by defining (or coining) a term, and maybe throwing in some statistics, but we're long past that. Stablecoins no longer need an introduction, and neither does Bitso.

At the beginning of the year, when announcing Bridge’s $1.1B acquisition, Stripe’s CEO Patrick Collison said: 

“Everyone programmatically moving money will likely want a stablecoin strategy.”

And it's turning out to be true. We got the president of the United States bullposting with us and signing pro-crypto bills.

All major banks across all major countries now want, scratch that, need, stablecoins.

So against this backdrop of global embrace and local necessity, Bitso is hosting Latin America’s first-ever conference dedicated exclusively to stablecoins, and Frontera will be on the ground to cover it all.

🌞 Bitso’s Stablecoin Conference

Mexico City will take center stage on August 27–28 as it welcomes the inaugural Stablecoin Conference 2025.

Organized by Bitso Business, the B2B arm of Latin America’s largest crypto exchange, the two-day summit will bring together over 1,000 experts to explore how digital dollars are reshaping finance in the region.

With heavyweight sponsors like Tether, Solana, Arbitrum, Ripple, Fireblocks, and more (you get the idea), this is starting to look like one you can't miss.

And the timing couldn't be better…

We got the GENIUS Act, a flurry of stablecoin-driven acquisitions, the market cap breaking $250B (now at $268B and hitting new ATHs daily), and real traction from companies solving real problems: from Félix’s WhatsApp‑powered remittances, to Etherfuse’s tokenized bonds, to BlindPay’s stablecoin settlement rails.

It's the perfect ending to Stablecoin Summer.

🏆 The Frontera Lineup

The Stablecoin Conference speaker lineup reads like our YouTube channel’s video feed. What? I'm not kidding!

Either they stole our guests (yes, I'm kidding), or we did a great job identifying the builders shaping stablecoin adoption in Latin America and beyond.

I’ll go with #2. But the praise here is to them: to the builders, the grinders, the trenchers. These people are the silent heroes changing the world for the better, and I'll make sure their names are not forgotten.

From local stablecoin infrastructure to perpetual capital inversion vehicles, the speakers are tackling critical parts of the stablecoin economy.

And today, I'll highlight the work of seven that have already hopped on Frontera to share their vision:

1. Zach Abrams - Bridge

Zach Abrams is the co-founder of Bridge, the stablecoin payments API startup that scaled so fast Stripe bought it for $1.1B, its biggest acquisition ever.

Bridge built the underlying rails that let businesses move, convert, and accept digital dollars, making it the plumbing of the global stablecoin economy.

On Frontera, Zack broke down how real demand in frontier markets fueled their growth, and at the conference, he’ll bring an insider’s look at the Stripe-verse plans total stablecoin domination.

2. Manuel Godoy - Félix Pago

Manuel Godoy is the co-founder and CEO of Félix Pago, the WhatsApp‑based remittance service that’s quietly moving $200M a month across borders using USDC.

By letting users send money home with a simple text, Félix combines the ubiquity of chat apps with the speed and low cost of stablecoin rails, cutting fees from 6% to under 1%. 

On Frontera, Godoy explained how abstracting crypto away was key to adoption, and at the conference we expect him to share how this approach is reshaping remittances across Latin America.

3. Raj Parekh - Monad Foundation

Raj Parekh, former Visa crypto lead and co‑founder of stablecoin infrastructure startup Portal, now heads payments and stablecoins at the Monad Foundation, after being acquired of course.

Combine Monad’s high-speed Layer‑1 tech with Portal’s wallet APIs and you get the definitive plug-and-play stablecoin payments infrastructure.

On Frontera, Raj broke down why stablecoins would explode across LatAm, and boy was he right. At the conference, expect him to outline Monad’s new vision.

4. Ben Reid - Bitso & Juno

Ben Reid, Head of Stablecoins at Bitso, leads Juno: the exchange’s push to launch and scale local stablecoins, starting with MXNB.

By pairing MXNB with Juno API rails and direct SPEI integration, he’s turning Bitso into LatAm’s stablecoin settlement layer, enabling instant, cross‑border movement between USD and local currency tokens.

On Frontera, Ben broke my brain and reconfigured the way I thought stablecoin payments worked. He knows ball. At the conference, he’ll dive deep into onchain FX and the Stablecoin Sandwich shaping Bitso’s strategy.

5. David Taylor - Etherfuse

Dave Taylor, CEO of Etherfuse, is on a mission to bring sovereign debt onchain, starting with Mexico’s CETES and a peso‑backed stablecoin. 

By backing stablecoins with tokenized government bonds, Etherfuse is creating yield‑bearing digital assets that open debt markets to everyone. 

On Frontera, Dave detailed how this fusion could boost financial inclusion, and in Mexico City he’ll state their case showcasing their incredible growth.

6. William Duran - Minteo

Will Duran, co‑CEO and co‑founder of Minteo, pivoted from NFTs to building Latin America’s local stablecoin rails.

With the goal of becoming the go-to stablecoin settlement layer for the region, Minteo is shaping the future of remittances, payouts, FX, and RWAs.

On Frontera, Will introduced the “finchain” concept, and at the conference you'll find him pushing local stablecoin adoption.

7. Santiago Roel Santos - Inversion

Santiago Roel Santos is a crypto investor‑turned‑founder bringing GDP onchain with Inversion.

Inversion is best described as a crypto-infused private equity play: a venture built to acquire real-world businesses with high-frequency users and embed crypto into the core infrastructure they already rely on.

On Frontera, Santi walked us through the Inversion playbook, in Mexico City expect him to explain how to bring the first one billion users onchain.

🏅 See You There

These are just a few of the speakers who'll take the stage. The conference also features heavy-hitters such as Bitso’s CEO Daniel Vogel, Fireblocks’ CEO Michael Shualov, Remitly’s CEO Matt Oppenheimer, and much, much more.

Lets not forget our very own Abraham Cobos (CEO at Bando and Espacio Cripto) and Cush (Founder at Odisea) who will be joining the lineup.

And myself… No, I'm not a speaker (yet), but I'll be there, in the trenches, covering the ideas reshaping LatAm’s financial future.

If you see me, feel free to say hi, or hit me up, I'd love to meet you guys.

We’ll also be hosting a little something of our own after the conference, stay tuned. Just know it's gonna be fun.

🌐 Frontier Markets Crypto News

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🇸🇻 El Salvador

🇸🇻 El Salvador hints at bitcoin banks

The Bitcoin revolution in El Salvador enters a new phase as the nation prepares to launch the world’s first “Bitcoin banks.

🇪🇸 Spain

🇪🇸 Tether invests €30M in Bit2Me

Tether Ventures acquires a minority stake in Spanish exchange Bit2Me, leading a €30M round to boost global growth.

🇪🇸 BBVA partners with Binance for custody

BBVA Spain and Binance join forces to offer institutional off-chain crypto custody, bridging traditional banking and crypto.

🇧🇴 Bolivia

🇧🇴 Bolivia to offer regulated USDT access

EFY and Banco Unión, approved by ASFI, will allow Bolivians to buy and manage USDT via official financial channels.

🇵🇦 Panama

🇵🇦 Panama mayor backs Bitcoin canal discount

Panama City’s mayor supports offering canal toll discounts for ships paying in Bitcoin, aiming to modernize operations and boost adoption.

🇨🇳 China 

🇨🇳 Beijing clamps down on stablecoin promotion

China orders brokers and think tanks to halt stablecoin research and events, citing fraud risks, while Hong Kong advances issuer framework.

📊 Analytics

📈 Ethereum leads blockchain activity in LatAm

A Sherlock report shows Ethereum usage surged in LatAm between June 2024 and June 2025, with nearly 700K transactions analyzed.