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Digital Remittances Reach Record High of $96 Billion, Fees Charged by Traditional Providers Open Door for Cryptocurrencies
14.2.2020
In a globalized world where labor follows capital, the remittance industry has been growing constantly in both volume and users. Traditional providers like banks and money transfer companies have been charging high fees for their services which creates opportunities for alternative digital...
Exclusive: Chinese Group Looking to Buy One of Latin America's Largest Bitcoin Mines
14.2.2020
A Chinese group is in talks to buy CoinPY, one of the leading Bitcoin mining firms in Latin America
Binance Hires Josh Goodbody to Expand Network in Europe and Latin America
30.1.2020
Binance announced the news about the appointment of Josh Goodbody as the Director of European and Latin American Growth and Institutional Business. The spearhead will put in his exemplary efforts and will focus his revolutionary vision in augmenting regional growth and development of Binance’s...
CEO of IOVLabs Talks Financial Inclusion and Holding Governments Accountable
19.12.2019
IOVLabs CEO Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar sat down with Cointelegraph to talk about crypto and blockchain’s role in improving financial inclusion
Max Keiser: Bitcoin's first function is to clean up the mess left by fiat
12.12.2019
Max Keiser from Uruguay: "The inherent violence of fiat money must be replaced by the peaceful nature of Bitcoin"
Bitmain Expands in South America as Its Market Share Drops to 66%
12.12.2019
The world’s top crypto mining hardware firm Bitmain expands its distribution in South America as its market share has been sliding
Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Latin American Fiat Gateway
12.12.2019
Binance presents Latamex, a new platform that allows Latin American users to buy crypto using local fiat currency
Announcement About the Closure of Dash Latam in Latin America and Venezuela
5.11.2019
Former Dash Latam provincial representatives in Venezuela and Latin America, have decided to continue with their work of supporting Dash in the local communities. They will be offering support and advice to the traders, who were left in the middle of nowhere after the closure of the organization’s...
SUKU Collaborates With Latin America’s Retail Giant To Improve Supply Chain System
30.10.2019
SUKU, the brainchild of startup Citizens Reserve, is all set to employ the excellence of the blockchain technology in supply chain management. In order to achieve its aim, the company has announced its strategic partnership with Latin America-based firm, Centros Comerciales Sudamericanos S.A....
Dash Responds to ‘Confusion’ After Closing its Latin America Affiliate
30.10.2019
The founder of Colombia-based Dash (DASH) affiliate Dash Latam says that Dash has decided to pull the plug on it – ending the affiliate’s activities in the Latin American and Caribbean regions, as well as Spain. However, Dash has retorted with a claim that its Latin American journey is not over...
Lock BTC, Get DAI: Lending Firm Bridges Bitcoin-DeFi Divide in Latin America
29.10.2019
Ledn is partnering with MakerDAO to bring the ethereum-backed stablecoin DAI to more users in Latin America
Major Latin American Development Bank Pilots Blockchain for Land Registry
28.10.2019
The largest development bank in Latin America is supporting a two-year blockchain pilot for land registry in three South American countries
Ripple, Coinbase Invest in Mexico’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Bitso
14.10.2019
Ripple, Coinbase invest an undisclosed amount in the largest Mexican crypto exchange for expansion into Brazil and Argentina
Facebook competitor in Latin-America Sets the Road for a New Internet of Value
9.10.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company behind RSK Bitcoin smart contract network, and RSK Infrastructure Framework (RIF) has recently acquired Taringa, the major social media platform for Latin America with 30 million users. This acquisition represents an opportunity to quickly bring […]
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ESET Flags New Latin American Banking Trojan That Targets Crypto
4.10.2019
Antivirus software provider ESET has discovered a Latin American banking trojan that can steal crypto
WATCH: Inside the LatAm Crypto Market With the Founder of SatoshiTango
29.9.2019
SatoshiTango founder Marias Bari is bullish on crypto in Latin America
Bitcoin Smart Contract Platform RSK Acquires Latin America’s Fourth Largest Social Network
27.9.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company of Bitcoin smart contract platform RSK, has announced the acquisition of Taringa. As a result, the Hispanic social media network’s 30 million users and 1,000+ active communities will be exposed to dapps, tokenization and P2P trading. Crypto companies acquiring...
Spanish Facebook Rival Taringa Is Sold to Smart Contract Dev RSK
27.9.2019
Subsidiary of smart contract developer RSK buys Latin America’s Facebook rival Taringa
Latin American Payment App Mercado Pago Can Be Topped-Up With Crypto
26.9.2019
The Atlanta-based blockchain payment provider Bitpay has announced the firm has partnered with Mercado Livre, one of the largest ecommerce providers in Latin America. The collaboration provides people with the ability to purchase Mercado Livre gift cards with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cash...
Distrust of the Bolivar Prompts Venezuelans to Seek Sound Money
14.9.2019
There’s a small team of committed researchers and activists called the Ryver Bitcoin Cash group surveying Venezuelans, and giving them educational resources about the benefits of bitcoin cash. The Venezuelan country has been suffering from rapid inflation and many people distrust...