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Kaiko Report Shows Latam Harnessing Crypto Mostly for ‘Real World’ Use Cases
19.8.2022
The latest data debrief issued by Kaiko, a provider of digital assets market data, has found that while there is retail movement in Latam regarding crypto assets, most liquidity is directed to “real world” use cases. Among these activities are remittances, stablecoin-based yield...
La conferencia ETHLatam resalta la creciente adopción cripto en Argentina
16.8.2022
El país continúa actuando como un semillero de innovación cripto aún en medio de una fuerte crisis financiera. ETHLatam atrajo a más de 4.000 personas
Argentina Ethereum Conference Highlights Crypto’s Growing Reach in the Country
16.8.2022
The country continues to serve as a hotbed of crypto innovation even as it faces its latest financial crisis. ETHLatam drew more than 4,000 people
Buenos Aires to Run Ethereum Nodes by 2023
15.8.2022
The city of Buenos Aires will deploy a number of Ethereum validator nodes in 2023. The statements were made by Diego Fernandez, secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation of the city, who clarified this deployment will pursue exploratory and regulatory purposes and will help the city...
Exchange global Binance lanza tarjeta prepaga en Argentina junto a Mastercard
4.8.2022
Los exchanges locales Lemon Cash, Buenbit y Belo han introducido ofertas similares en los últimos meses
Binance and Mastercard will launch prepaid crypto cards in Argentina
4.8.2022
"Payments is one of the first and most obvious use cases for crypto, yet adoption has a lot of room to grow,” said Maximiliano Hinz
Binance Joins Argentina’s Crypto Prepaid Cards Boom
4.8.2022
Local players Lemon, Buenbit and Belo have introduced similar offerings in recent months
Argentinean soccer club welcomes first crypto signing amid economic downturn
30.7.2022
As the exchange rate gap between the US dollar and Argentinean pesos worsens, so does the possibility for Argentine footballers to get signed by international teams
Crypto Investor Tips Waitress USD 3K To 'Give Back To Community'
26.7.2022
In an unexpected sign of generosity by a customer, a waitress in Pennsylvania, USA, Mariana Lambert, pocketed a tip of some USD 3,000 on a USD 13.25 restaurant order from an out-of-town customer who said he was involved in crypto.
Zachary Jacobson, a manager at Alfredo’s Cafe who was at...
Argentinian Government Excludes Crypto Investors From Buying Dollars
24.7.2022
The Argentinian Central Bank has issued a new set of restrictions that are affecting citizens and companies that have purchased cryptocurrency to use it as a hedge against currency devaluation. The bank will only sell dollars at an official rate to individuals and companies that have not purchased...
Report: Blockchain.com Cuts Staff by 25%, Executive Salaries Reduced
21.7.2022
According to a recent report, Blockchain.com has laid off a quarter of the company’s staff and it has closed the crypto company’s Argentina-based offices as well. The layoffs follow the report that noted Blockchain.com lost $270 million due to exposure to Three Arrows Capital (3AC)....
Ghana Ranked as Country With Second-Highest Debt Default Risk Globally
21.7.2022
According to Visual Capitalist, Ghana is now placed second on its list of countries with the highest default risk in 2022. Only four countries, namely, Ukraine 10,856 basis points (bps), Argentina (4,470), El Salvador (3,376), and Ethiopia (3,035) have a credit default swap spread that is higher...
Report: Bank of Spain Worried About Inflation and Its Consequences in Latam
18.7.2022
The Bank of Spain has issued a new report about the performance of Latam economies during the first six months of the year. The document states that the current inflationary development that several countries of the region have can lead to institutional instability, even as the region is still...
Argentinian Exchange Ripio Presents Crypto Educational Textbook and Web3 Metaverse Wallet
9.7.2022
Ripio, an Argentina-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of two products, a cryptocurrency educational textbook to help newcomers navigate the crypto market, and a Web3 wallet that the company aims to position as an easy gateway to the metaverse. While other Latam-based exchanges...
Argentina Runs to Stablecoins Amidst Political and Economic Uncertainty
6.7.2022
Citizens of Argentina are hedging their savings by using stablecoins amidst the recent climate of uncertainty created by the resignation of certain key members of the government. The minister of economy in the country resigned last weekend, alongside other personalities, creating the turmoil that...
Argentineans Rush to Tether After Economy Minister Resigns
4.7.2022
Residents of Argentina rushed to bid up the price of the popular stablecoin tether (USDT) in local fiat terms over the weekend after news broke that the country’s minister for the Economy had resigned.
According to data from CriptoYa, a data provider that tracks crypto prices from Latin American...
USD stablecoin premiums surge in Argentina following economy minister's resignation
4.7.2022
Argentina has been in a long-standing battle against rising inflation and a continued decline of the peso against the U.S. dollar
Argentina carries out crypto wallet seizures linked to tax delinquents
1.7.2022
Argentinian tax dodgers are seeing their cryptocurrency wallets seized by the local tax authority
Aduana de Argentina incauta $21M en equipos de minería de criptomonedas
28.6.2022
Según el gobierno, 2233 máquinas Whatsminer fueron importadas de manera irregular
Argentina's Customs Office Seizes $21M in Crypto Mining Equipment
28.6.2022
The case involves 2,233 Whatsminer machines that were improperly imported, according to the government