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SoftBank Invests $200M in Brazil Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin
The company contemplates acquisitions in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:19 p.m. Published Jul 1, 2021, 11:00 a.m.
Mercado Bitcoin, the largest bitcoin exchange in Brazil, raised $200 million in a Series B round from the SoftBank Latin America Fund.
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The investment signifies the largest B round in Latin America's history and SoftBank's largest investment in a Latin America crypto company, said Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and executive chairman of 2TM Group, Mercado Bitcoin's parent company.
The investment round grants 2TM Group a $2.1 billion valuation, Dagnoni told CoinDesk.
2TM Group is the second Latin American crypto unicorn, after Bitso announced a $250 million Series C in May with a $2.2 billion valuation.
Following the investment, the company plans to expand in Latin America, Dagnoni said, saying he contemplates branches in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. The expansion will take place either organically or through acquisitions, he said.
The company has already been in talks with peers about potential acquisitions, the CEO said.
“We’ve been impressed by 2TM Group’s understanding of the Brazilian ecosystem, as well as their contribution to the evolving regulatory framework in Brazil, all of which have positioned it at the forefront of the Latin American blockchain revolution and as a defining player in the cryptocurrency explosion in Brazil,” said Marcelo Claure, CEO of SoftBank Group International and COO of SoftBank Group in a press release.
The company's press release said it signed about 700,000 new users up between January and May 2021 and now has a client base of 2.8 million overall. Mercado Bitcoin's trade volume also increased to $5 billion, surpassing the total for its first seven years combined.
Mercado Bitcoin plans to expand its team to up to 700 employees by the end of the year and launch a digital wallet, MeuBank, as well as a a digital custodian, Bitrust. Both projects are currently awaiting regulatory approval from Brazilian authorities, Dagnoni said.
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