🚨TETHER BETS $20 MILLION ON A LATIN AMERICAN FINTECH Tether is backing Mercado Bitcoin, doubling down on one of the fastest-growing regions for on-chain finance. Paolo Ardoino called it “a regulated, full-stack on-chain financial platform” serving millions in “one of the world’s most dynamic financial markets.” Mercado Bitcoin has 4.5M users, $388M in tokenized assets, and 10+ licenses across Brazil and Europe.(Coin Bureau)