Cryptocurrency trading volumes in Latin America grew 63% and crossed $1.5 trillion between July 2024 and June 2025, establishing the region as one of the most crypto-progressive regions. In February 2026, Argentina, Brazil, and El Salvador dominated the headlines with noteworthy cryptocurrency developments. El Salvador plans a $100M tokenized investment program for localized SMEs, where Brazil considers eliminating crypto taxes and establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve, and Argentina revokes the right to receive salaries in digital wallets. These signals demonstrate how LATAM governments and businesses are actively experimenting with new financial models. Crypto finance group, a part of Deutsche Börse Group, entered LATAM after it sensed a “strong, concrete demand from institutions for well-structured, compliant crypto offerings”, in the words of Vander Straeten, the CEO. If institutional capital and policy momentum are converging this fast, it is clear that LATAM crypto exchange software development is commercially compelling in 2026 and beyond. However, this opportunity materializes only for platforms designed around the region’s real adoption mechanics.