Latin America Financial News
04.05 / 15:19
Blockchain
Ethereum
Stablecoin
Adoption
Latin America
CEX
National
Time
fall
Today in Crypto: Nigeria's Government Approves a National Blockchain Policy, CEX Trade Volumes Fall for 1st Time in 3 Months, INX Works with BitGo to Launch a Pilot Wallet Management Solution for Regulated Security Tokens
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12.04 / 09:17
regulation
Latin America
Bitcoin Futures
Bitcoin
index
Argentina securities regulator approves Bitcoin futures index
The securities regulator of Argentina has approved a Bitcoin-based futures index set to debut on the Matba Rofex exchange. The Bitcoin futures contract will start trading in May and the exchange claimed it will be the first regulated Bitcoin futures in Latin America.
05.04 / 22:29
CBDC
Adoption
Latin America
Peru considering CBDC to improvement payment system: Former IMF adviser
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (CRBP) has published a paper that it said will be the first in a series to examine the need, design and timing of a Peruvian central bank digital currency (CBDC), John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association (SODA), reported. The report concentrates on issues relating to a retail CBDC.
01.04 / 06:33
Adoption
Latin America
Taxes
Tax reduction
Bitcoin
El Salvador removes all taxes related to tech innovation for economic growth
El Salvador, the first country to establish Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender, made another historic decision to eliminate all taxes on technology innovations. The move runs parallel to the establishment of the National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) of El Salvador, a.k.a. the Bitcoin office.
30.03 / 09:05
Ripple
Latin America
Social Media
Bitfinex
IOTA
Today in Crypto: BitKeep Rebrands to Bitget Wallet, IOTA Launches ShimmerEVM Test Chain, Bitso Trippled US-Mexico Transactions in Partnership with Ripple
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25.03 / 21:53
business
Mining
Latin America
Petro
Venezuela shuts down crypto mining facilities, exchanges amid corruption probe
Venezuela's energy supplier has shut down crypto mining facilities throughout the country as part of a reorganization of the national crypto department and ongoing corruption investigations involving the country's oil company.
17.02 / 17:41
Ethereum
BTC
Latin America
CEO
Platform
Crypto Payment
Bitcoin
Increase in Number of LATAM Workers Choosing to Get Paid in Crypto
More Latin American (LATAM) workers than ever are choosing to get paid in crypto, a new report has found – with suggestions that crypto winter has done little to dampen adoption in the region.
09.02 / 19:09
Stablecoin
Mining
Latin America
LocalBitcoins
Tether
Legal
Investment
Testnet
Today in Crypto: Aave Announces Launch of GHO Stablecoin on Ethereum’s Goerli Testnet, MakerDAO Establishes Phoenix Labs, LocalBitcoins Closing down
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31.01 / 21:51
Adoption
Latin America
economy
South America
Opinion: Have Brazil’s Lula and Argentina’s Fernandez heard of cryptocurrency?
“Good ideas out of context are like shiny objects lost in a dark field,” American writer Seth Godin once said. “They catch your attention, but have no real utility.”
30.01 / 14:10
Art
Adoption
Latin America
Bitcoin Payments
Bitcoin
Time
Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time
Bitcoin (BTC) use in Guatemala is on the up. The Latin American country that borders El Salvador boasts Guatemalan-grown Bitcoin companies such as Ibex and Osmo, several Bitcoin Beach-inspired projects including Bitcoin Lake, and now, free BTC tattoos.
25.01 / 17:07
UPS
Amazon
Latin America
Platform
e-commerce
Bitcoin
LATAM Payments Giant Mercado Pago Launches Fresh Crypto Adoption Drive
The Latin American e-commerce heavyweight Mercado Libre has taken another step into the world of crypto – and will pay its customers to refer friends to the crypto trading service on Mercado Pago, its e-pay app.
04.10 / 09:15
business
Latin America
Binance opens two new offices in Brazil as team doubles since March
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) led crypto exchange Binance has opened up two offices in Brazil as the firm looks to tap the country’s emerging crypto market, with reportedly more than 34.5 million crypto users there.
31.08 / 13:39
23.08 / 13:05
12.08 / 22:13
01.08 / 08:41
Adoption
Latin America
Bitcoin
Honduras attracts crypto investor tourists with Bitcoin Valley
A small tourist town in Honduras has begun accepting Bitcoin payments as part of the “Bitcoin Valley” initiative designed to increase tourism revenue across 60 local businesses.
22.07 / 08:09
Adoption
Payments
Latin America
Workers in volatile economies most likely to take pay in crypto: Report
Residents in nations with volatile economies are more likely to receive their pay in crypto, according to global hiring platform Deel.
15.07 / 17:35
Latin America
JPMorgan
Bitcoin
Bukele
El Salvador Finance Chief Says USD 800M Debt Default Won’t Happen, Bukele Says BTC Is 'Inevitable'
El Salvador’s finance minister says he is unworried by international markets forecasters’ predictions that the country will default on USD 800 million bond payments early next year.
14.07 / 16:19
Latin America
Bitfinex
Bitcoin
donates
businesses
Support
Bitfinex donates 36 BTC to Salvadoran businesses to support economic development
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has donated 36 Bitcoin (BTC) and $600,000 worth of Tether (USDT) to small businesses in El Salvador as part of a broader pledge to support economic development in neighborhoods that have struggled with gang-related violence.
14.07 / 06:35
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Middle east
KuCoin volumes more than double the existing crypto m-cap in H1
Crypto exchange KuCoin has released its semi-annual report for the ongoing calendar year, where it claims volumes reached the $2 trillion mark. The Seychelles-headquarter exchange has added 9.75 million new users during the period, with the total number of users crossing the 18 million mark, as per the report. The total volumes, including both spot and futures, is more than double the total market cap of the crypto cart, struggling to hold the $1 trillion mark for about a month now. This showcases a 180 per cent growth compared to the same period in 2021.
11.07 / 23:11
cryptocurrency
Crime
Latin America
Venezuelan Crime Gang Was ‘Stealing Crypto from Retirees’
A Venezuelan police agency says it has caught criminals who have allegedly stolen cryptoassets from pensioners by misusing the Patria crypto remittance platform.
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