Ripio
Latin American crypto exchange and B2B infrastructure
About
Founded in 2013, Ripio is one of Latin America's largest crypto platforms, serving millions of users across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and other markets with trading, wallet and on/off-ramp services. It issues UXD, a USD-pegged stablecoin marketed as the first Latin American dollar stablecoin, and is building a suite of fiat-backed local-currency stablecoins to embed regional currencies on-chain.
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