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Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia Should Embrace Stablecoins Before Stablecoins Embrace It
24.9.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine the rising adoption process of stablecoins in Bolivia and how the government should embrace them for cross-border settlements. Latam Insights...
Latam Insights: Toyota Accepts USDT in Bolivia, Tether Winds Down Operations in Uruguay
22.9.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition: Toyota and Yamaha start accepting USDT payments in Bolivia, Tether terminates mining operations in Uruguay, and Moneygram debuts stablecoin-powered remittances...
Asia Morning Briefing: China’s Car, America’s Currency — Why Stablecoins Keep the Dollar in the Driver’s Seat
22.9.2025
A BYD Dolphin Mini sold for USDT in a BRICS country highlights the irony of China’s de-dollarization drive, where the yuan is sidelined to academic theories about a post-U.S. order, while crypto-dollars power real-world trade
Toyota, Yamaha, BYD accept Tether in Bolivia as USD reserves shrink
22.9.2025
Tether is now being accepted for payments at Toyota, Yamaha and BYD in Bolivia as businesses increasingly turn to stablecoins to navigate the country’s US dollar shortage
Toyota, Yamaha, BYD accept Tether in Bolivia as USD reserves shrink
22.9.2025
Tether is now being accepted for payments at Toyota, Yamaha and BYD in Bolivia as businesses increasingly turn to stablecoins to navigate the country’s US dollar shortage
Toyota, Yamaha, BYD accept Tether in Bolivia as USD reserves shrink
22.9.2025
Tether is now being accepted for payments at Toyota, Yamaha and BYD in Bolivia as businesses increasingly turn to stablecoins to navigate the country’s US dollar shortage
Toyota and Yamaha Pioneer USDT Payments in Bolivia and Latam
21.9.2025
Toyosa, the exclusive dealer for Toyota and Yamaha in Bolivia, has debuted USDT payments for its sales operations. The initiative, completed in collaboration with Towerbank and Bitgo, will allow customers to pay for their vehicles using Tether’s stablecoin via a QR code. Toyota and Yamaha Leverage...
Bolivia Readies for Launching International Settlement-Focused CBDC This Month
6.9.2025
The Central Bank of Bolivia announced that its national CBDC, the digital boliviano, will be launched later this month. The move is part of a push to modernize the Bolivian payment pipeline and offer a regulated option to counter other alternatives. Central Bank of Bolivia to Launch CBDC This Month...
Bolivia and El Salvador Sign Digital Assets Cooperation Agreement
3.8.2025
The agreement between the two countries focuses on the exchange of information about digital assets, which, according to the Central Bank of Bolivia, have become a widely used alternative for international payments. El Salvador has emerged as a crypto powerhouse in Latin America, with several...
Bolivia Looks to El Salvador for Help Building Its Crypto Regulatory Framework
31.7.2025
Bolivia’s central bank has signed a cooperation agreement with El Salvador’s crypto regulator to help build a local digital asset ecosystem
Bolivia calls crypto ‘reliable alternative’ to fiat in El Salvador partnership
31.7.2025
Bolivia has signed an agreement with El Salvador to promote crypto as an alternative to traditional currencies amid its ongoing economic crisis
Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia’s Crypto Affair Is Unavoidable: Here’s Why
1.7.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how the ongoing crisis in Bolivia is configured to stimulate the growth of crypto adoption, even from the government side. Latam Insights Encore:...
Latam Insights: Meliuz Surges as Bitcoin Power, Crypto Adoption Rises Sky High in Bolivia
29.6.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Meliuz claims the bitcoin throne in Brazil and the region, Bolivia’s crypto adoption grows to record levels, and Brazil announces a public consultation...
Central Bank of Bolivia Registers Record Use of Virtual Assets Amidst Dollar Scarcity
29.6.2025
The Central Bank of Bolivia revealed that the use of virtual assets skyrocketed during the first semester of 2025, increasing more than sixfold compared to 2024’s figures. Additionally, operations grew twelve times since last July. Central Bank of Bolivia Reveals Virtual Assets’ Volumes...
Tether USDT stablecoin seen on Bolivian store price tags
9.6.2025
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino shared images of Bolivian duty-free goods priced in USDt, suggesting the stablecoin's growing role as a reference currency in a struggling economy
Tether USDT stablecoin seen on Bolivian store price tags
9.6.2025
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino shared images of Bolivian duty-free goods priced in USDt, suggesting the stablecoin's growing role as a reference currency in a struggling economy
Bottom-up Adoption: USDT Surges as Unit of Account in Bolivia
8.6.2025
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, posted several pictures of items priced in USDT in Bolivia, marking an adoption milestone for the dollar-pegged stablecoin. The measure comes amid a climate of unrest due to the scarcity of dollars and gas faced by Bolivians. USDT Used to Establish Prices in Bolivia...
Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia’s New Anti-Crypto Decision Will Backfire… In Time
2.6.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how the recent crypto ban in Bolivia, pertaining to the use of crypto for energy imports, could backfire in the future. Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia...
Latam Insights: Bolivia Bans Crypto Energy Transactions, Panama Accelerates Bitcoin Adoption
1.6.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Bolivia bans a state-owned oil company from using crypto to settle energy transactions, Panama accelerates bitcoin adoption policies, and the IMF approves...
Bolivia Bans State Oil Company From Using Crypto for Energy Settlements
29.5.2025
Luis Arce, the President of Bolivia, signed an executive order prohibiting the use of cryptoassets for energy purchases, aiming to curb speculation surrounding cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on exchanges like Binance. Bolivia Issues Executive Order to Ban Crypto From Energy Settlements Bolivia,...