LATAM crypto news: El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin as Argentina leads lithium tokenization

Key Points

1. El Salvador's Bitcoin holdings have surpassed $722 million, reaching a peak of $726 million, despite IMF urging the country to reduce BTC purchases for a $1.4 billion loan agreement.

2. Argentina is pioneering lithium tokenization through a collaboration between Paraguayan firm Atómico3 and Taiwan’s Hua Lian Mining, marking a significant step in combining traditional resources with blockchain.

3. USDC has partnered with HiFi Bridge to facilitate cross-border B2B transfers between the US, Brazil, and Hong Kong, following a similar initiative with Brazilian fintech Matera in June.

4. The worldwide B2B payments sector generated over $905 billion, with the US contributing $160 billion to Latin America, and Brazil receiving $330 million in remittances in May 2025.

5. Visa has entered the B2B payments space with Kob Visa, reporting 30x transaction growth and estimating an $85 trillion B2B market, while Brazil’s digital currency experiment, Drex, shows promise.