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Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Unveils DeFi Credit Card With Visa
13.9.2024
The product will allow users to access up to 30% of blocked assets in a liquidity pool
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin
21.8.2024
Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances
Latin American Exchange Bitso Taps Coincover for Security Services
15.8.2024
Bitso will use Coincover’s non-custodial disaster recovery service and its risk engine to monitor outgoing transactions in real time
Binance Survey: Half of All Latin American Crypto Users Treat It as a Long-Term Investment
30.7.2024
A survey conducted by Binance revealed that more than half of all cryptocurrency users in Latin America utilize crypto as a long-term investment, choosing to hold onto their digital assets. The survey, which polled 10,000 users from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, indicates that the number...
Bolivia lifts ban on Bitcoin, authorizes crypto transactions via banks
28.6.2024
The change in regulatory stance marks the end of a ban on crypto use in the country that began in 2014
Nubank brings Bitcoin Lightning to its 100M Latin American customers
26.6.2024
Lightspark will also integrate the Universal Money Address standard for Nubank, which gives an email-like address for users to send and receive money
Multicoin, Coinbase Ventures Invest in Latin American Stablecoin-Powered SuperApp El Dorado
4.6.2024
Stablecoin adoption is soaring in the region as many people turn to the crypto tokens as a shield against currency devaluation and cheap remittances
Argentina Lawmaker Unveils Draft Worldcoin Regulation Bill
2.5.2024
An Argentinian lawmaker has launched a draft bill that proposes regulating Worldcoin and its operator in the Latin American nation.
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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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Brazilian Financial Regulator Co-launches Crypto Glossary
7.12.2023
Source: mizar_21984/Adobe The CVM, Brazil’s markets regulator, has co-launched a glossary of crypto-related terms in a bid to “standardize” terminology in the Latin American nation. The glossary was co-compiled and published by the Brazilian Cryptoeconomics Association (ABCripto), a crypto industry...
Athena Bitcoin to Integrate Lightning Network for Bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador
8.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Michael Wuensch Athena Bitcoin has announced plans to integrate the Lightning Network into its crypto ATM fleet in El Salvador with wider expansion targeted at the entire Latin American region. In a Nov 7 press release, the company revealed it has enabled the technology...
Binance Launches Send Cash For Quick and Low-Cost Crypto Transfers in Nine Latin American Countries
30.8.2023
Following Binance's suspension of its cryptocurrency debit card services, Binance is introducing a new product in Latin America called "Send Cash," which enables users from 9 countries in the region to transfer crypto using Binance Pay.
In its statement on Tuesday, Binance ‘Send Cash’ will enable...
Latin American Crypto Company Ripio Launches U.S. Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin
3.8.2023
The cryptocurrency is hosted on LaChain, a recently started blockchain focused on the region
Latin American Crypto Firm Bitso Joins Stellar Network to Boost International USDC Payments
19.7.2023
Companies from all over the world will be able to make transactions to Argentina, Colombia and Mexico
Latin American Crypto Firm Ripio Approved to Operate in Spain as an Exchange
27.6.2023
It’s the latest in a number of licenses to crypto companies granted by the Bank of Spain
Latin American Crypto Holders Shift to Bitget Exchange Following Binance and Coinbase SEC Crackdown
12.6.2023
In the aftermath of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on major crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase, Latin America’s crypto holders have reacted to this development with a surge of new accounts registered with Bitget, a crypto derivatives exchanges.
The American regulator...
Argentine Foreign Minister Says a Latin American Common Currency Would Relieve Argentina’s Stress on the Dollar Issue
5.5.2023
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero referred to the advantages the issuance of a Latin American common currency would give Argentina. Cafiero stated that the existence of such a currency would relieve the stress that the country is currently facing regarding the state of its foreign...
Latam Insights — Alliance Against Inflation, BTG Pactual Launches Stablecoin, and Argentina Debuts New Dollar
8.4.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: Latin American nations ink an agreement to reduce inflation, Brazil-based BTG Pactual launches its own dollar-pegged stablecoin, and Argentina...
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Expands Crypto Trading to Chile
29.3.2023
The company launched the service in partnership with Ripio, a regional crypto firm
Latin American Travel Agency Despegar Begins Accepting Crypto Payments
7.3.2023
Teaming with Binance Pay, the travel company will initially accept crypto in Argentina, with plans to roll this option out to additional countries