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Latam Insights: Argentine Peso Plunges, Venezuela and Russia to Develop SWIFT Alternative, Bitcoin Mining Still Paused in Venezuela
24.4.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: the Argentine Peso plunges against the U.S. dollar, Venezuela and Russia agree to develop a joint SWIFT alternative, and Bitcoin mining is still...
Like Venezuela, Some Retailers in Argentina Are Now Pricing Items in Dollars
8.3.2023
Some retailers in Argentina are already pricing imported items in U.S. dollars, according to reports from local news outlets. The idea behind this would be to keep prices stable and avoid repricing articles each day, a practice that has already been adopted in other Latam countries like Venezuela...
Latam Countries Prepare Regional Agreement to Counter Rampant Inflation
4.3.2023
A group of countries in Latam is preparing a regional agreement to address inflation, a problem common to most nations in the region. The initiative, which is being spearheaded by Mexican president Andres Lopez Obrador, would allow the exchange of products with high prices between the states...
Central Bank of Argentina to Issue New 2,000 Peso Bill as Inflation Keeps Rising
7.2.2023
The Central Bank of Argentina has announced the issuance of a new 2,000 peso bill, aimed at easing the burden of using cash for payments in the country. The bill, which will have a value of a little more than $5 ‘blue’ dollars (the informal exchange rate), is already being criticized...
Argentine Peso Loses Almost 12% Against the Greenback During January; Inflation Projected to Rise Sharply
30.1.2023
The Argentine peso has fallen consistently against the U.S. dollar this month, losing almost 12% since Jan. 1. The behavior of the exchange rate for the informal “blue” dollar keeps bringing concerns about a possible escalade in inflation rates, that are predicted to reach almost 100%...
Mexico's digital peso delayed, unclear launch date
8.1.2023
Mexico's central bank is currently working on legal, administrative, and technological requirements for the peso's digital version
Mexican CBDC Unlikely to Be Ready by 2024
8.1.2023
The Mexican central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital peso, is unlikely to be ready by 2024, as was announced back in 2021 by the Mexican government. In a statement, representatives from Banxico, the central bank of Mexico, stated the development of the currency was still in its initial...
Argentine Peso Breaks Historic Low Mark as Argentines Hedge Savings in Dollars
29.12.2022
The U.S dollar-Argentine peso exchange rate escalated during December, with the Argentine fiat currency reaching new historic lows as citizens ran to exchange their holiday payments for dollars. The U.S. dollar reached a value of 356 pesos on December 28, losing almost 10% during just one week,...
Argentine Peso Plunges to a 5 Month Low Amid Legal and Political Woes
26.12.2022
The Argentine Peso has experienced a sudden fall vs the U.S. dollar, falling to a 5-month low in its blue rate, one of the many parallel exchange rates of the country. The reasons for this fall, besides the abundance of pesos due to holiday-related payments, and the battle between President Alberto...
Latam Based Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches QR Payment Service for Tourists in Argentina
12.11.2022
Bitso, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latam, has launched a QR payments program geared towards travelers in Argentina. The service proposal seeks to ease the way in which travelers and tourists make payments in the country, using Bitso’s interoperable QR payment technology...
Argentine Digital Peso Proposal: Eliminate Tax Evasion by Digitizing the Full Fiat Currency Supply
7.11.2022
A proposal to eliminate the physical representation of the Argentine Peso, in order to streamline specific state processes and reduce tax evasion, has been presented by former banker Carlos Maria De Los Santos. The plan, identified as “Argentine Digital Peso,” also predicts that...
Philippines Financial Institution Unionbank Now Provides Crypto Custody and Trading Services
2.11.2022
The Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc., more commonly known as Unionbank, announced that the financial institution launched bitcoin and ethereum custody and trading services. The ninth largest bank in the country by assets, Unionbank, will leverage Metaco’s platform Harmonize to pilot...
Argentine Inflation Skyrockets to Almost 80% YoY as Crypto Adoption Grows
19.9.2022
Argentine inflation numbers were revealed last week, with the interannual Consumer Price Index (CPI) registering record levels reaching 78.5%. This puts the country second only to Venezuela in Latam in terms of high inflation, with prices rising almost 8% during August, hitting the pockets...
Near Protocol Supports Tether USDT, Stablecoin Is Now Hosted on 14 Blockchain Networks
12.9.2022
On Monday, the stablecoin issuer Tether Operations Limited announced that the stablecoin tether is now supported by the Near blockchain network. Following a number of recent implementations, Near will be the 14th blockchain network that hosts the largest stablecoin by market capitalization. Tether...
The Number of Euro-Pegged Stablecoins Has Swelled 1,683% Since 2020
1.8.2022
While the stablecoin economy is worth roughly $153 billion today, euro-backed stablecoin issuance has increased 1,683% from $31.9 million worth of euro-based tokens on January 3, 2020, to today’s $569 million. Since November 2021, the number of euro stablecoins swelled by 85.34%, but from...
Bitcoin trading volumes post new high in Philippines peso on Paxful
14.7.2022
Weekly Bitcoin trading volumes in the Philippines peso were steadily growing on Paxful this year and eventually hit a new high in July
Tether Launches Stablecoin Pegged to the British Pound Sterling
22.6.2022
Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has announced another fiat-pegged stablecoin called GBPT on Wednesday, tied to the value of the British pound sterling. The news follows Tether’s most recent launch of a Mexican peso-pegged crypto asset called MXNT....
Tether Launches on Polygon, USDT Stablecoin Now Hosted on 11 Blockchain Networks
28.5.2022
Following the company launching a fiat-pegged tied to the value of the Mexican peso, Tether, the stablecoin issuer has announced the firm has launched tether tokens on the Polygon network. The Polygon integration follows the stablecoin being added to the Avalanche and Kusama blockchain networks....
Tether ingresa a América Latina con una stablecoin vinculada al peso mexicano
26.5.2022
El negocio multimillonario de remesas en el país y las dificultades para transferir dinero crean una "oportunidad única", dijo la compañía
Tether Launches Tokens Pegged to the Mexican Peso on Ethereum, Tron, and Polygon
26.5.2022
The stablecoin issuer Tether Operations Limited has announced the company has launched a new fiat-pegged token tied to the value of the Mexican peso. According to the team the newly launched MXNT tokens will be initially hosted on Ethereum, Polygon, and Tron. MXNT Stablecoin Is Pegged 1:1 to...