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Hive Announces Plans to Move Into Paraguay Amidst Bitcoin Mining Power Hike Turmoil
26.7.2024
Hive Digital, a public green bitcoin mining company, announced plans to build a 100MW site in Paraguay, having connected with President Santiago Peña and his cabinet. Hive stated that stability in government fiscal policies, such as energy pricing and taxation, will be a key factor in the expansion...
Paraguay’s President Dismisses Complaints About Power Fee Hikes From Bitcoin Mining Companies, Asserts High Interest Remains
24.7.2024
Santiago Peña, the President of Paraguay, recently dismissed the complaints that bitcoin mining farm operators have voiced against the power fee hikes that ANDE has enacted for these activities. Peña stated that these price increases don’t need to be consulted with the operators and that more...
Hive Digital to expand operations to Paraguay for the first time
23.7.2024
Bitcoin miner Hive Digital has plans to build a 100-megawatt mining facility in Paraguay powered by the nation’s Itaipu hydroelectric dam
Paraguay miners urge state electricity board to reconsider upcoming price hike
22.7.2024
Capamad spokesperson Jimmy Kim claims that the electricity price increase, set for Aug. 1, may force 70% of legal crypto miners out of business
Excessive Greed: More Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Abandoning Paraguay for Brazil
22.7.2024
The recent power hikes that ANDE has enacted for Bitcoin mining companies are already impacting their operations in Paraguay. According to recent reports, the Penguin Group, a cryptocurrency mining operator, has already signed a contract to secure 400MW of energy in Brazil. This could be...
Paraguayan Senate Passes Law Imposing up to 10 Years of Jail Time on Crypto Miners for Electricity Theft
12.7.2024
The Paraguayan senate has passed a series of reforms that changed penalties for energy and cryptocurrency mining-related energy theft. Now, individuals and companies found to be stealing energy for cryptocurrency mining activities will face jail time for up to 10 years, while energy theft for other...
Rising Power Fees Begin to Drive Bitcoin Mining Companies From Paraguay to Argentina
8.7.2024
The recent increase in power fees enacted by the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) has bitcoin mining companies seeking alternatives in neighboring countries, such as Argentina and Brazil. A joint venture between Argentine and Brazilian companies recently announced an 8 MW initiative...
Latam Insights Encore: Paraguay Anti-Bitcoin Mining Stance Is a Net Negative for the Nation’s Development
8.7.2024
Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we examine the possible outcomes of the war that Paraguay is waging on illegal (and now legal) bitcoin mining operators, and how this might make...
Latam Insights: Paraguay Raises Bitcoin Mining Power Fees, Bolivia Praises Stablecoins as Dollar Proxy
7.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguay raises bitcoin mining power fees, Bolivia talks about the utility of stablecoins as dollar alternatives, and Kavak tokenizes debt in Brazil....
Corruption in Paraguay: Senator States Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farms Pay up to $500,000 to Operate Underground
6.7.2024
Salyn Buzarquis, a Paraguayan senator, blasted the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE), stating that high-ranking officials charged illegal bitcoin mining farms for operating underground. Buzarquis stated these unnamed officials collected up to $500,000 in bribes monthly and called...
Paraguay Raises Bitcoin Mining Power Fees by 14%, Companies Mull Stopping Operations
2.7.2024
The National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) has surprised cryptocurrency mining operators by raising power fees by 14%, affecting the profitability of these activities. The rise have already caused the exit of a company that planned to invest over $400 million in the country due to...
Latam Insights: Argentina Reaches Zero Inflation, Central Bank of Bolivia Unbans Bitcoin
2.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Argentina reached zero inflation in food and beverages in June, the Central Bank of Bolivia unbans bitcoin, and several employees of the Paraguayan power...
Bitfarms mined 21% more Bitcoin in June amid Riot takeover attempts
2.7.2024
Bitfarms increased its online hashrate to 10.4 exahashes per second in June, marking a 39% month-on-month increase
National Power Administration ANDE Employees Allegedly Involved in Setting up Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farms in Paraguay
30.6.2024
National Power Administration (ANDE) employees have been accused of participating directly in setting up illegal bitcoin mining farms in Paraguay. According to local sources, seven engineers of the institution would have been installing bitcoin farms across the country as the prosecutor’s...
Insider: ‘Vulture Contracts’ Affecting Bitcoin Mining Development in Paraguay
24.6.2024
Bruno Vaccotti, Head of Public Affairs of Penguin, a bitcoin mining company, has referred to the existence of what he called “vulture contracts,” and its effects on developing mining operations in Paraguay. Vaccotti stated that large amounts of energy have been assigned through these...
Latam Insights: Paraguay Unveils Bitcoin Mining Centric Development Strategy, Itau Unibanco Rolls Crypto Trading for All Customers
16.6.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguay unveiled a bitcoin mining-centric strategy, Itau Unibanco rolled out crypto trading services for all its customers, and Worldcoin decided...
Paraguayan Minister Unveils Future Economic Strategy Centered on Bitcoin Mining for Industrial Transition
10.6.2024
Javier Gimenez, from the Paraguayan Ministry of Industry and Commerce, revealed that the government plans to take advantage of the energy sold to legal bitcoin mining operations. Gimenez stated that selling Paraguay’s energy to bitcoin mining companies is part of the government’s strategy, which...
Latam Insights: Paraguay Shuts Down Largest Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farm to Date, Argentina and El Salvador Discuss Bitcoin
3.6.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguay shut down the largest illegal bitcoin mining operation to date, Argentine and Salvadoran officials met to discuss bitcoin issues, and Ocean launched...
Paraguay seizes 2,738 ASICs as power theft crackdown continues
31.5.2024
Power-intensive crypto mining is controversial in Paraguay, where an attempt at crypto regulation was vetoed because of it
Paraguayan Authorities Shut Down 2,700 Miners in Largest Anti-Illegal Bitcoin Mining Intervention to Date
31.5.2024
Paraguayan authorities detected and shut down an illegal bitcoin mining farm that had over 2,700 miners connected directly to the country’s power grid. The operation, carried out in the city of Saltos de Guaira and situated near a national power facility, was deemed by authorities as the largest...