Buda

Buda.com is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform serving Latin America, operating across Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Argentina. Founded in 2015 as SurBTC and rebranded to Buda in 2017, the platform enables users to buy, sell, and store digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash, with 21 trading pairs and support for local fiat currencies. Buda.com's mission focuses on expanding financial access in a region where approximately 70% of the population lacks traditional banking services, positioning crypto as a pathway to the digital economy. The platform is recognized for its compliance and security posture — it has been described as one of the five most secure crypto exchanges in the world — and uses Chainalysis tools for transaction monitoring, having helped prevent approximately 1,500 risky transactions and assisted law enforcement in crypto crime investigations. The company offers a mobile app for portfolio tracking, charges commissions starting at 0.25%, and provides educational resources for new crypto users across the region.