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29 December 2021

Blockchain.com´s acquisition of Latin American crypto trading platform SeSocio

Blockchain.com acquired SeSocio, an Argentina-based personal finance company accelerating crypto adoption across Latin America. Marval O’Farrell Mairal advised Blockchain.com with a team led by partners Javier Etcheverry Boneo and Juan M. Diehl Moreno, along with associates Claudia Paluszkiewicz, Paulina Soledad Rossi, and Ignacio Paz.

According to Blockchain.com, the deal marks their largest acquisition to date. SeSocio’s business spans across Argentina, Chile, México, Perú, and Colombia and has onboarded millions into crypto. “Combined with our large user base in countries like Brazil and Mexico, there is a tremendous opportunity to drive adoption of crypto in the region by working together,” highlighted Peter Smith Blockchain.com CEO and co-founder. 

Counsel to Blockchain.com 

In-house: Lindsey Haswell (Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer) and Victor Stojanow (Senior Corporate Counsel).

Marval O’Farrell Mairal: partners Javier Etcheverry Boneo and Juan M. Diehl Moreno, along with associates Claudia Paluszkiewicz, Paulina Soledad Rossi, and Ignacio Paz.

Counsel to SeSocio

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM): partner P. Eugenio Aramburu, along with associates Azul Juarez Pereyra and  Florencia Rancati.

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