Mexico - Ricardo Salinas Pliego is grooming a second Senator for his Bitcoin policy ambitions

The political trajectory of Senator Ricardo Monreal could be more important for Mexico’s Bitcoin future than Indira Kempis.

For almost a year, Senator Indira Kempis Martinez (Movimiento Ciudadano) has been the international face of Bitcoin policy in Mexico. The Senator from Monterrey in June brought a bill to congress for reforming Mexico’s Ley Monetaria, the legislation that governs Mexico’s Central Bank (Banxico). She has lobbied heavily for Bitcoin adoption in Mexico on t…