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Argentines Flock to Stablecoins Amidst Record Devaluation Numbers
18.8.2023
Argentines are flocking to purchase stablecoins to protect their savings as the peso loses value. Local cryptocurrency sources reported an increase of up to 500% in the crypto volumes moved, mostly in stablecoins like USDT, to shield incomes against the raging devaluation registered after...
Bitcoin soars in Argentina as Javier Milei wins presidential primary
17.8.2023
Despite slumping in global crytocurrency markets, Bitcoin has jumped to new highs in Argentine after BTC-friendly presidential candidate Javier Milei won the primary vote on August 13
Argentina Set to Become a ‘Bitcoin Haven,’ Politician Claims
16.8.2023
An Argentinian politician has claimed the country will soon become a ‘Bitcoin haven,’ with the nation edging closer to electing a BTC-keen head of state.
The claims were made by Diana Mondino, an economist, university professor, and former board member of firms such as Pampa Energía, Banco...
Libertarian Javier Milei Wins Argentine Primaries: Experts Weigh In on Dollarization as the Peso Fades
15.8.2023
Javier Milei, a libertarian politician, won the Argentine primaries with more than 30% of the total vote, causing experts to weigh in on the dollarization plans he has vowed to apply. Milei’s government plan contemplates reducing the political apparatus in Argentina and axing the central...
Pro-Bitcoin Libertarian Javier Milei Takes Surprising Lead in Argentine Presidential Primary Election
15.8.2023
Javier Milei, a libertarian candidate who supports abolishing the central bank and has praised Bitcoin (BTC), secured an unforeseen triumph by winning the primary presidential election in Argentina.
With 90% of the vote counted, Milei from the "La Libertad Avanza" party secured 30.5%. The "Juntos...
Today in Crypto: Apple Pay One-Click Gets Enabled on MetaMask via Banxa, Coinbase Expands Into Canada, Protocols Lead Says Base Network is 'Permissionless'
14.8.2023
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Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei wins most votes in Argentina primary election
14.8.2023
Argentine presidential hopeful Javier Milei — a pro-Bitcoin, anti-central bank libertarian — has won a majority of the votes in a primary election
Pro-Bitcoin Candidate Javier Milei Unexpectedly Leads in Presidential Voting in Argentina
14.8.2023
Milei had been tabbed to finish no higher than third in Sunday’s preliminary election
Argentina Becomes Latest Country to Conduct Probe Into Iris-Scanning Worldcoin's Privacy Issues
11.8.2023
Argentina has joined the list of jurisdictions investigating the recently launched AI-meets-crypto project Worldcoin and its privacy practices that stirred endless controversies.
The Argentinian Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) published a notice on Aug. 8, which will conduct...
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...