Mexico's First Bitcoin Exchange, Bitso, Launches
It was over a month ago that we last spoke about Bitso, Mexico's first bitcoin exchange. Today, the service has launched (in beta). As you can probably imagine, the exchange will allow investors to purchase bitcoin with the Mexican Peso and of course convert from bitcoin to Peso without hassle. "Bitso is passionate about the future of Bitcoin, and bringing to Mexico a safe, secure and easy to use platform for trade and remittance via this exciting new medium," the company said in a March announcement. Things are very much still getting started on the exchange, as expected. Most of the buys....
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