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Milei presidential victory fuels optimism in Argentina’s Bitcoin community

23.11.2023
The election of new Argentine President Javier Milei has given many in the local Bitcoin community cause for hope

Tether plans major expansion into BTC mining with $500M investment: Report

16.11.2023
Tether has ambitions to reach 1% of BTC mining computing power under its new CEO Paolo Ardoino. New facilities in South America will be part of the push

Brazilian securities regulator plans sandbox for tokenization in 2024

9.10.2023
Daniel Maeda with Brazil's CVM said during Rio Innovation Week the regulator plans to explore a regulatory sandbox for use cases of tokenization potentially starting in 2024

Bitcoin may hit $100K by capturing ‘even 2%–5% of gold’s market cap’ — Hut8 VP Sue Ennis

28.8.2023
New developments in the Bitcoin mining space have Hut8 vice president Sue Ennis convinced that well positioned miners will thrive after the next BTC halving

Bitfinex Launches Peer-to-Peer Trading Platform in Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela

27.6.2023
Users will be able to buy and sell bitcoin, ether, USDT, EURT and XAUT

Ripple partners with Colombia’s central bank to explore blockchain technology

15.6.2023
The pilot program will run through 2023 with the intent of demonstrating blockchain utility to the general public

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15.6.2023
Due to the unique traits it presents, Latin America has been a thriving region for cryptocurrency, as the technology aims to complement or even substitute traditional finance components that cannot be used in certain countries in the area. Marked by the vast differences between its countries...

Brazil’s president signs law aimed at having central bank regulate crypto firms

14.6.2023
The decree authorizes the central bank to regulate and supervise virtual asset service providers, and ensures the country's securities regulator will continue to handle many tokens

Latam Insights —Tether to Start Bitcoin Mining Operations in Uruguay; Lula Proposes Abandoning US Dollar

5.6.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Tether announces a sustainable Bitcoin mining project in Uruguay, Brazil’s President Lula proposes a shift away from the U.S. dollar, and Argentina...

Lula Proposes to Revitalize South America Union USAN; Reinforces Need of Shifting Away From US Dollar

1.6.2023
Luiz Inacio “Lula” Da Silva, President of Brazil, remarked on the need to retake South American integration mechanisms through the Union of South American Nations (USAN). Lula also proposed to shift away from the U.S. dollar by using a standard reference currency for bilateral...

Bitfinex partnership pushes crypto adoption in Latin America

24.5.2023
Bitfinex announced a new investment in the Chile-based crypto exchange in an effort to boost crypto adoption in Latin America

Not funny: Comedy club NFT debacle teaches lesson in transparency

28.4.2023
What started with a comedy club would later become a notorious case of legal loopholes and frustration for the nonfungible token community

Coinbase Expands in Brazil, Allows Crypto Purchases With Brazilian Reals

21.3.2023
Coinbase users in Brazil could previously only purchase crypto using credit cards

ReFi for the People: How Crypto Can Help Local Communities Help Their Ecosystems

24.2.2023

Proposed bill in Argentina to encourage citizens to reveal crypto holdings

11.1.2023
Argentines could soon be motivated with tax incentives to declare their crypto holdings as the government aims to tackle money laundering with a proposed bill

Brazilian crypto industry gets regulatory clarity amid global uncertainty

5.12.2022
The recent regulatory framework from the Brazilian Congress will benefit the country’s financial institutions and bridge local liquidity with global markets

Relaunch of USAN — the Union of South American Nations — in Latam Profiles New Monetary Integration

16.11.2022
A proposal for relaunching the currently defunct USAN, the Union of South American Nations, profiles a future monetary integration amongst the countries of the organization. The proposal, made by several former presidents of countries in Latam, reinforces the need for regional integration...