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Argentina Regulator: We Want to Work With Crypto Firms to Police Industry
4.4.2024
Argentina’s top financial regulator says that it wants to “work together” with the nation’s crypto industry as it steps up its control over the sector.
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Texas Crypto Mining Firm Giga Energy Expands Operations to Argentina
27.3.2024
Texas-based cryptocurrency mining firm Giga Energy has expanded its operations to Argentina following its expansion across the U.S. and into Shanghai, tapping into the gas flaring trend.
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Argentina Regulator Outlines Plans to Police Crypto Exchanges
20.3.2024
The top Argentinian financial regulator says it plans to “supervise” the Latin American nation’s crypto service providers.
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Argentine Senate Passes Reform Creating Cryptocurrency Entities Registry
19.3.2024
The Argentine Senate passed a law that creates a registry for any institution that offers cryptocurrency services in the country. The CNV, the Argentine securities enforcer, will manage this registry, which also establishes obligations for crypto companies to deliver personal information on their...
Lemon Report: Argentina Leads Crypto Adoption in Latam; Tether Dominates Stablecoin Sector
28.2.2024
Argentina is leading the adoption of cryptocurrency in Latin America. According to a report titled “Argentina Crypto Capital,” produced by Lemon, a leading exchange in the country, four of every ten cryptocurrency apps in Latam are being used by Argentines, with over 70% of...
Argentine President Javier Milei Seeks to Penalize Central Bank Money Issuance
27.2.2024
Javier Milei, the libertarian president of Argentina, is seeking to stop the issuance of money by the country’s central bank. Milei stated he would send a bill to Congress to penalize issuing money with jail time, explaining that central bank officials approving these movements would...
Tecpetrol Raises Crude Oil Production Fivefold With Crypto Mining In Argentina
9.2.2024
Tecpetrol, an Argentina-based oil and gas company, has reported the benefits of including crypto mining operations in its oil explorative activities. According to Tecpetrol CEO Ricardo Markous, including on-site vented gas generators to mine cryptocurrency has allowed oil production to rise...
Argentina’s Milei Administration Reverses Course on Crypto Tax Benefits Law
1.2.2024
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has decided to remove proposed crypto tax law from a controversial omnibus reform package in a bid to expedite the approval of a set of reforms. The bill, known as the “Ley Ómnibus” or the “Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom...
Argentine Government Drops Crypto Legalizing Opportunity From Omnibus Bill
30.1.2024
The Argentine government, presided by Javier Milei, has resolved to drop the tax opportunities for crypto in the omnibus bill presented to Congress. The bill allowed taxpayers to declare the ownership of some previously undeclared assets, with crypto also included, reducing the payments and fees...
Argentine Tenants Lead Crypto Adoption, Pay Rent in BTC Under Novel Contract – Pesos Out, Bitcoin In?
15.1.2024
Rosario Bitcoin contract marks major milestone in Argentina’s push for mainstream crypto adoption. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. Argentina’s third most populated city Rosario recently saw an unprecedented rental agreement that signifies a major milestone for crypto adoption...
Latam Insights: Colombian President Meets Blockchain Experts, Brazil Passes 15% Tax for Foreign Crypto Investments
4.12.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Colombian president met with a group of blockchain proponents, the Brazilian Senate passed a law taxing investments in foreign exchanges, and the Fintech...
Latam Insights: Venezuela and Argentina Leverage ‘Unique’ Crypto Use Cases, Brazilian Congress Advises Indicting CZ
16.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Venezuela and Argentina use crypto uniquely, according to Chainalysis; the Brazilian Congress recommends indicting Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, and...
Argentine Peso Plummets as Presidential Candidate Milei Compares It to Excrement, Gets Accused of Causing Bank Run
12.10.2023
The Argentine Peso has plummeted to record lows after Javier Milei, the presidential candidate that several polls give as the winner in the upcoming elections, said its value was lower than excrement. Milei, who has proposed to dollarize the country, ending the central bank, has been accused...
Latam Insights: Argentina Announces National Digital Currency While Peso Sinks, Volcano Energy Launches Lava Pool
9.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Argentine government announces a national digital currency project, Volcano Energy launches Lava Pool, the first Salvadoran Bitcoin mining pool, and...
Latam Insights: Brazil Launches Nationwide Blockchain ID Program, Venezuelan Crypto Watchdog Extends Restructuring Period
2.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Brazil launches a blockchain-based ID card, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog Sunacrip extends its restructuring period, and Buenos Aires launches...
Argentinian Oil Producer Will Mine Crypto with Associated Gas
27.9.2023
Tecpetrol, a major Argentinian oil producer, has announced plans to mine crypto using associated gas.
The Buenos Aires-based firm explores and produces oil and gas in Argentina, as well as other LATAM countries like Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia.
And per Rio Negro,...
Latam Insights: Crypto Adoption Booms in Latam Nations, Milei Bashes Socialism
18.9.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico are present in Chainalysis’ 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index; Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei blames...
Argentina Raises Electricity Tariffs for Crypto Miners – ‘Pressure’ Mounts on Miners?
28.7.2023
Crypto miners in Argentina are set for a rise in energy costs, after the Ministry of Economy published a revised list of electricity rates.
Per Livecoins, the Ministry has set miners a new rate of 17,240 Argentine pesos (around $63.30 at the time of writing) per megawatt-hour (MWh), the highest...
Argentinian Officials Swoop on Illegal BTC Mining Farm in ‘Luxury Apartments’
21.11.2022
The Argentinian tax body’s crackdown on unregistered crypto mining is expanding to residential properties. Officers shut down an illegal Bitcoin (BTC) mining farm in a “high-end” block of apartments in an upscale part of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province.
Earlier this month, the tax body – known...
Argentina Tax Officers Find $20m Worth of Crypto Mining Hardware on Livestock Farm
4.11.2022
The tax body of Argentina is continuing its crackdown on unregistered crypto mining – and has swooped on a livestock and cereal farm to uncover some $20 million worth of coin-mining hardware.
In a government notice, the national tax authority, known locally as the AFIP, explained that...