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Latam Insights Encore: The Venezuelan Perfect Storm Highlights Bitcoin’s Key Use Case
10.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how bitcoin is being leveraged by both the opposition and the government in Venezuela, highlighting one of its most significant traits:...
Latam Insights: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Proposes Bitcoin Reserve; Maduro Wants to Retake the Crypto Path
9.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado proposes creating a bitcoin reserve, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro states that the country...
Latam Insights Encore: Learning From El Salvador’s Lesson on Using Bitcoin as a Rebranding Tool
3.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how other countries can learn to use bitcoin as a rebranding tool, following El Salvador’s example. Latam Insights Encore: Other...
Latam Insights: Bukele Used Bitcoin as a Rebranding Tool; Bitcoin Mining Companies Stop Operating in Paraguay After Power Fee Hikes
2.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele acknowledges that bitcoin rebranded the country, some bitcoin mining companies have stopped operating in Paraguay after...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Education Investments Set to Pay Off in Adoption
27.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. In this edition, we discuss the recent investments made by the Salvadoran government in Bitcoin education and certification, and how these initiatives might increase...
Latam Insights: El Salvador Offers Bitcoin Instruction to 80,000 Public Servants; Mercado Libre Launches Stablecoin
26.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue: El Salvador will offer bitcoin certification for public servants, Mercado Libre launches an in-house developed dollar-pegged stablecoin, and Paraguay keeps...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Bitcoin’s Allure Might Help Bukele Reactivate the Country’s Economy
20.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the possibilities of making Bitcoin an important part of the proposed economic overhaul plan of El Salvador. Latam Insights Encore:...
Latam Insights: El Salvador to Receive $1.61 Billion for Economic Overhaul Plan; Venezuelan Government Blocks Binance
18.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue: El Salvador attracts $1.61 billion in investments for its economic overhaul plan, the Venezuelan government blocks Binance using a state-owned ISP, and...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Forges a Path to Overcome IMF’s Bitcoin-Phobia
13.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the possibilities that El Salvador is opening for other countries to receive help from international institutions like the IMF even...
Latam Insights: El Salvador Advances Talks With IMF Despite Bitcoin Allegiance; Brazil Passes First Solana Spot ETF
12.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the last week. In this issue: El Salvador holds talks with the IMF despite its Bitcoin allegiance; Brazil greenlights the first Solana spot ETF; and Polymarket gets criticized for...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Proposal Opens the Door for Crypto-Based International Settlements
6.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the recent proposal from El Salvador to settle their trade transactions with Russia using crypto, and how this might encourage...
Latam Insights: El Salvador Proposes Using Crypto for International Settlements; First Bitcoin-Funded Company Registered in Argentina
4.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: El Salvador proposes using crypto as a tool to complete international settlements with Russia, Argentina registers its first bitcoin-funded company, and...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Shows Bitcoin Can Be a Catalyst to Power Tourism
29.7.2024
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 discuss the positive impact bitcoin adoption had on the growth of the tourism industry in El Salvador and how this can be applied to other...
Latam Insights: US Department of State Acknowledges Bitcoin Helped Revive El Salvador’s Tourism, Paraguayan Government Dismisses Power Fee Hike Concerns
29.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The U.S. Department of State states bitcoin helped drive tourists to El Salvador, Paraguay dismisses concerns about power fee hikes for bitcoin mining...
Latam Insights Encore: Bukele Pushes Controversial Substitution of National Products Policy To Fight Inflation, Offers Free Coffee on Top
22.7.2024
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 discuss the import duties exemption measure President Nayib Bukele pushed for and passed in Congress and its possible effects on El Salvador....
Latam Insights: Bukele Slashes Import Duties in El Salvador, Argentina Enacts Crypto Tax Normalization
21.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: President Nayib Bukele eliminated import taxes for basic products for a decade in El Salvador, Argentina defined rules for regularizing cryptocurrency assets...
Latam Insights Encore: Chavez, Marx, And Bukele’s Anti ‘Free Market’ Practices to Curb Speculation In El Salvador
15.7.2024
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 course of action that Nayib Bukele has taken regarding price gouging and speculation practices in El Salvador, and how he...
Latam Insights: Bukele Goes Chavez Mode Against High Prices, Paraguay Strengthens Power Theft Penalties For Crypto Mining
14.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: President Nayib Bukele starts combating price gouging practices in El Salvador a la Chavez, Paraguay enacts penalties of up to 10 years of jail time for power...
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....