Stellar expands reach in Latin America with $3M investment in Settle Network
The fourth investment of the year from the Stellar Development Foundation has gone into Settle Network, a Latin American stablecoin and payments provider. The Stellar Development Foundation has invested Settle Network, the largest digital assets settlement network in the Latin American region.It marks the fourth investment this year from the SDF enterprise fund, bringing the total to more than $9.2 million in 2020. The fund is a venture-style trust for growing the Stellar network and developing partnerships for cross-border payments. It has previously invested in Abra and SatoshiPay.The....
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