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Today in Crypto: Argentine Opens Investigation Into Worldcoin, Canada is Seeking Solution to Facilitate Seizure and Storage of Crypto and NFTs, Canadians Don't Have a Reason to Adopt a CBDC
11.8.2023
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Worldcoin opens up WLD reservations for unverified users
11.8.2023
Worldcoin project has remained controversial right from its announcement and currently facing regulatory trouble in multiple jurisdictions that it has launched
Worldcoin opens up WLD reservations for unverified users
11.8.2023
Worldcoin project has remained controversial right from its announcement and is currently facing regulatory trouble in multiple jurisdictions where it has launched
Mexico ‘Leads LATAM in Travel Rule Adoption’ as ‘Argentina Lags Behind’
11.8.2023
Mexico is “leading the way” in Latin America’s Travel Rule adoption drive, a study has found – with Argentina “lagging behind.”
The claims were made by the Latin American Financial Action Task Force (known locally as GAFILAT), an intergovernmental organization comprising 18 Latin American...
Argentine agency opens investigation into Worldcoin over biometric data
10.8.2023
The Agency for Access to Public Information in Argentina was the latest government body to investigate Worldcoin, with reports suggesting probes in Germany, France, and Kenya
Worldcoin Regulatory Scrutiny Grows as Argentina Opens Investigation
10.8.2023
The investigation began after numerous data collections in five major jurisdictions of the country, the Argentinian Agency for Access to Public Information said
Argentina Opens Probe Into Worldcoin Personal Data Treatment Procedures
10.8.2023
The government of Argentina informed it had opened an investigation into the data collection activities that Worldcoin is executing in the country. The Public Information Access Agency (AAIP), the data comptroller in the country, sent a letter to the Worldcoin Foundation requesting information...
Argentine Peso Plunges to Historic Lows as Uncertainty Rules Before Elections
8.8.2023
The exchange rate of the Argentine peso reached historic lows Monday in a decline that took its exchange rate to almost 600 pesos per U.S. dollar. Economists state that the uncertainty of the upcoming elections caused key bagholders to hedge their portfolios with foreign currency. However, analysts...
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
Cato Institute Experts: Dollarization ‘Protects Ordinary People’s Purchasing Power’
31.7.2023
According to Cato Institute experts, full dollarization of the Argentine economy helps to protect “ordinary people’s purchasing power” from corrupt politicians and “often subservient—or simply incompetent—central bankers.” The experts said the loss of seigniorage should...
Latam Insights — Argentina to Complete IMF Payment With Chinese Yuan, Bolivia Also Using China’s Currency for International Settlements
31.7.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Argentina is likely to settle part of a payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) using the Chinese yuan, Bolivia is already making payments using...
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...
Missing crypto millionaire found dismembered in suitcase: Report
28.7.2023
Fernando Pérez Algaba reportedly ran a crypto trading business in Argentina and is suspected to have been murdered by a professional outfit
Latam Insights — Argentina Reaches IMF Agreement, Bitfarms to Open New Mining Operations in Paraguay
25.7.2023
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 a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bitfarms will open two bitcoin mining farms in Paraguay, and Venezuela is...
Central Bank of Argentina Reduces Dollar and Yuan Disbursement to Importers
21.7.2023
Importers are accusing the Central Bank of Argentina of stalling on the delivery of dollar-based payments under the pretext of high freight costs. According to importers, the Argentine government considers freight costs exceeding 15% of the value of the merchandise imported as an inconsistency....
Latam Insights — Argentina’s Reserves Bleed, Central Bank of Brazil Would Be Able to Manipulate Digital Real in CBDC Pilot
18.7.2023
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 central bank sheds yuan for dollars as its reserves bleed, the Central Bank of Brazil would be able to manipulate balances and block digital...
Argentina’s Crypto ‘Awareness’ Hits 75%, Study Finds
18.7.2023
Argentina’s crypto “awareness” levels have risen to 75%, a new study has found, although many citizens say they are still wary of token “volatility.”
Per Criptonoticias, the study was carried out by Bitso, one of the largest and busiest crypto trading platforms in the LATAM region.
The exchange...
Binance Ends Argentina’s Soccer Association Partnership Citing Lack of Compliance
17.7.2023
Ripple’s major success in its court battle with the SEC: Law Decoded, July 10–17
17.7.2023
Ripple Labs scored a partial victory in its lengthy legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which dates back to 2020
Central Bank of Argentina Accelerates Yuan Sales and Dollar Purchases as Reserves Dwindle
14.7.2023
The Central Bank of Argentina has accelerated the sale of its Chinese yuan stash, using part of the swap line provided by the government of China while it tries to acquire dollars simultaneously. According to local sources, the country’s reserves have plunged to their lowest levels in eight...