Mercado Bitcoin deployed more than US$20 million in tokenised private credit on Rootstock and is targeting US$100 million in issuance.
Mercado Bitcoin said it has deployed more than US$20 million in tokenised private credit products on Rootstock, and is targeting US$100 million in total issuance before April, citing growing demand for on-chain private credit.
The company said the live issuances offer global investors exposure to Latin American private credit markets, where higher interest rates contrast with lower returns in developed economies. By issuing on Rootstock, Mercado Bitcoin said it is enabling on-chain access to local credit opportunities while leveraging Bitcoin’s security model.
Several offerings have already reached target capacity since going live, reflecting early demand from both institutional and retail participants. Mercado Bitcoin said it has been active in tokenisation since 2019 and operates with asset management and broker-dealer licences. It has issued US$22 million to date across a growing suite of on-chain products, distributed through institutional and partner channels.
Alongside the private credit issuance, Mercado Bitcoin also listed Rootstock assets rBTC, RIF, and USDRIF, positioning this as a way for users to access the Rootstock ecosystem and Bitcoin-secured decentralised finance applications
Rootstock is described as bringing smart contracts to Bitcoin, enabling issuers to program issuance terms, automate lifecycle events, and verify real-world data directly on-chain, while remaining compatible with Ethereum-standard tools and infrastructure.
Richard Green, Managing Director, Rootstock Institutional, said: “Institutional allocators have been waiting for regulated issuers to start building on Bitcoin infrastructure, and that’s exactly what Mercado Bitcoin is doing.”
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