Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin

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Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances.

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