Coinbase’s Exit from Argentina: What You Need to Know
Whoa, did anyone see this coming? Coinbase just announced they’re pulling out of Argentina, stopping peso-to-USDC trading and local bank withdrawals effective January 31, 2026. Just a year after they launched these services there, now they’re leaving thousands of Argentine users who relied on them in the lurch. I mean, this is a huge shift for crypto in Argentina, right?
What’s the Fallout?
What does this mean for the Argentine crypto scene? It’s pretty wild actually. Argentine users have been flocking to crypto as a hedge against hyperinflation and those brutal capital controls. With Coinbase’s exit, their options for dollar-pegged digital assets just shrank significantly. This could really stifle the country’s crypto adoption,…
