Colombia Financial News
26.02 / 09:55
Law
Reuters
regulation
Metaverse
Court
World Economic Forum
Colombia’s legal system experiments in the metaverse: Report
A Colombian court recently hosted its first legal trial in the Metaverse, with the court magistrate saying it felt “more real than a video call,” according to a recent report.
22.12 / 21:47
Adoption
The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
Inflation, cross-border payments, assets tokenization and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) were among the major drivers for crypto adoption across Latin America in 2022, sources in the region told Cointelegraph, with exciting examples of progress across many countries.
22.12 / 09:25
Adoption
Electricity
Bitcoin
British Columbia
Power
Crypto miners
British Columbia to halt new power connections for crypto miners
A state-owned electric utility provider in the Canadian province of British Columbia is set to halt all new electricity-connection requests from cryptocurrency miners for a period of 18 months.
21.12 / 14:07
03.11 / 15:19
business
Blockchain
Stablecoin
MasterCard
Mastercard adds 7 blockchain startups to its crypto accelerator
Global payment giant Mastercard continues supporting cryptocurrency and blockchain startups as part of its fintech accelerator, the Mastercard Start Path program.
19.10 / 18:39
European Union
rights
MEPs award Ukraine's 'brave people' and President Zelenskyy with top human rights prize
The "brave people" of Ukraine defending their country against Russia's relentless invasion have been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union's highest tribute to human rights defenders.
19.10 / 13:12
Blockchain
Adoption
bonds
Israel kicks off live tests for its tokenized digital bonds
The Israeli Ministry of Finance, together with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), digital assets custody provider Fireblock and the United States software solutions developer VMware, will conduct the testing of a blockchain-backed platform for digital bonds trading. These bonds will be issued by the Ministry of Finance.
13.10 / 13:43
Blockchain
Provident
Aware
Platform
data privacy
Seven Web3 Firms Form Alliance Focusing on Data Privacy
Seven web3 companies have come together to form an alliance to focus on spreading awareness about the importance of data privacy.
04.10 / 21:21
Platform
Cosmos Hub’s V2 proposal fails to light fireworks for ATOM as…
How is success measured? Well, different platforms have different measures in place. As far as Cosmos ($ATOM) is concerned though, “success will depend on the changes made to $ATOM and whether that can attract more projects to build.” Ergo, the question – Is that the case?
04.10 / 12:05
Binance
Stocks market
Platform
Binance Opens Offices in Brazil as Team Size Doubles
Major crypto exchange Binance continues its international expansion with the opening of two new offices in Brazil, based in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
27.09 / 05:39
business
Blockchain
Technology
Adoption
New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision
Interoperability-focused blockchain network Cosmos has dropped a new whitepaper proposing a revamped Cosmos Hub aimed at strengthening interoperability and security, along with key changes to its native ATOM token.
15.09 / 12:41
Blockchain
Provident
FIVE
Bitcoin
This country is leading in ‘Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index’
Emerging markets are leading the cryptocurrency adoption index globally, says a Chainalysisreport. It adds that lower-middle income countries hold a majority of the positions in the top 20 countries in terms of crypto adoption.
14.09 / 14:05
Blockchain
Adoption
index
Emerging markets lead global adoption index: Chainalysis report
While global adoption slowed down because of the chilling winds brought about by the crypto winter, emerging markets seem to be on fire in terms of crypto adoption as they surpass higher-income countries in an index that measures adoption.
01.09 / 06:47
business
Blockchain
Adoption
Ripple
Ripple's plan to tokenize Colombian land stalls amid new administration
A partnership between the Colombian government and Ripple Labs to put land titles on the blockchain appears to have stalled following the project being "deprioritized" by the new administration.
22.08 / 23:09
regulation
Federal Reserve
ECB
Fed teases master accounts for crypto banks: Law Decoded, Aug. 15-22
Last week, the United States Federal Reserve Board turned its eye to banks and crypto, making (or promising to make) several clarifications, one of them pretty long-awaited. It announced that the final version of guidelines for reserve banks to access Reserve Bank master accounts and services is ready.
17.08 / 20:19
17.08 / 13:09
Government
Central Bank
Taxes
National
tax evasion
Colombia to prevent tax evasion with national digital currency: Report
Amid Colombia’s economic growth beat expectations in the second quarter, an official at the country’s tax and customs agency has hinted at some national digital currency plans.
17.08 / 10:03
Blockchain
Adoption
Binance
Web3 Developers
BNB Chain aims to raise 30K new Web3 developers across Latin America in 2022
BNB Chain, a blockchain network created by crypto exchange Binance, and Latin America-focused education platform Platzi announced that they will be launching a Web3 development course for the region.
16.08 / 15:05
Citi
Digital
Dreams
Bitcoin
Ukraine now ranks second in the world for crypto use. Which other countries have embraced it?
Long gone are the times when cryptocurrency was just a niche, far-fetched revolutionary ideal for the people who dreamed of achieving social change through technology, and those who could sniff a good investment.
02.08 / 16:37
Blockchain
Ethereum
Provident
Platform
Cosmos Ecosystem Gathers in Latin America as Interchain Innovation Trends Upwards
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