CryptoCrypto enthusiasts in Mexico have a new bridge to the world of traditional finance—and a new way to spend their coins.
Tauros, a cryptocurrencycryptocurrency exchange and neobank, has teamed up with Dash to launch the region’s first crypto debit card—a unique want to spend Dash, BitcoinBitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies at any Visa-accepting location in Mexico.
Tauros, which is based in Mexico, offers various financial services, and through an agreement with Visa can now provide its users with a debit card backed by cryptocurrency. The card, though, is only available to Tauros account holders who are either citizens or legal residents of Mexico.
En alianza con @Dashpay para traerte por primera vez en México: #CryptoBack® , el único sistema que te recompensa con un 2% en DASH por cada compra que hagas con tu tarjeta física. 💳
Solo Tauros te permite seguir ahorrando, incluso cuando gastas, disponible ahora. pic.twitter.com/xt7hwVsys5
And since it's a Visa debit card, the card can be used at virtually every store in the country, with an immediate conversion from crypto to fiat, based on the exchange's rates. Users can also automatically exchange their cryptocurrencies to Mexican pesos to avoid the volatility of crypto.
According to Ernesto Contreras, head of business development at Dash Core Group, its deal with Tauros and Visa could not have come at a better time.
Binance has announced the launch of its crypto debit card in Europe and the United Kingdom, according to an announcement today. Dubbed Binance Card, it will let the exchange’s users spend their coins around the world.
The Binance Card has been in the works for a while, and comes just a week after Binance made an acquisition of Swipe—a company focused on providing better technology for crypto debit cards.
Binance CEO shares glimpse of Binance Card beta testing
“Giving users the ability to convert...
"We have been working with Tauros to grow and develop better and easier solutions that will continue to grow our ecosystem in Mexico and lead in Latin America,” he said in a statement. “Dash users can now spend Dash at the millions of locations that take regular debit cards, and this includes restaurants, online shopping, retail and more."
Contreras added that since the coronavirus pandemic has changed social distancing norms as well as the payments landscape in 2020, products like these demonstrate how crypto can help businesses meet the demands of the contactless or "low-touch economy" new normal.
Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed by the author are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, or other advice.
Daily Debrief Newsletter
Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.
FalconX has held early-stage talks to issue an initial public offering and could file to go public as soon as this year, three sources close to the matter told Decrypt—a move that would boost the firm's bid to meet growing institutional demand for digital assets.
The cryptocurrency prime brokerage firm has held informal discussions with bankers and consultants to explore the IPO process, those sources said. FalconX is considering tapping public markets as it ramps up its pursuit of strategic pa...
JD.com plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in multiple countries as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce the cost and time of cross-border payments, Richard Liu, founder and chairman, announced on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Liu said the Chinese e-commerce giant aims to launch stablecoin services globally, starting with business-to-business payments and eventually expanding to consumer use.
"We aim to apply for our stablecoin license in all major sovereign currency...
Nasdaq-listed healthcare technology firm Semler Scientific was valued at a razor-thin premium compared to its Bitcoin holdings on Tuesday, according to the company’s website.
The firm’s mNAV, or multiple-to-net asset value, was recently 1.07. That means the company’s $498.5 million enterprise value—accounting for Semler’s market cap, debt, and cash balance—was slightly above that of its 4,449 Bitcoin worth $466 million.
Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, told Decrypt that...