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Telecom Argentina S.A Hit by Major Ransomware Attack, Criminals Demand $7.5M Worth of Monero
21.7.2020
Telecom Argentina S.A has been hit by a ransomware attack and the cyber-criminals are demanding $7.5 million paid in the privacy coin monero. The Spanish language site, elperiodista.com quotes anonymous employees stating that the attack started last Wednesday. Initially thought to be a small...
Argentine Telecom Hackers Demanded $7.5 Million in Crypto as Ransom
20.7.2020
Argentina’s leading telecommunications company fought off a cyberattack on Saturday where hackers demanded a hefty ransom in monero to release keys that would allow infected computers back into the system
Major Argentine Telecom Falls Victim to $7.5M Monero Ransomware Attack
20.7.2020
Argentina's largest telecommunications company has fallen victim to a $7.5M ransomware attack
Hackers Hack Telecom Argentina, Demand USD 7.5 Million In Monero
20.7.2020
Telecom S.A., the largest telecommunications company in Argentina, has suffered a ransomware attack as hackers demand USD 7.5 million in privacy coin Monero (109,345 XMR) to be paid until the night of Tuesday, July 21. If the company does not meet the deadline, the payable amount will rise to...
Why Banks Keep Blocking Cryptocurrency-Related Transactions
12.7.2020
The close interaction between traditional finance and regulators is the key element in the development of the cryptocurrency industry
$1.4M in Bitcoin Transactions: New High for Argentina as Confidence in the Peso Tanks
9.7.2020
Crisis laden Argentina saw bitcoin transactions worth $1.4 million (101 million pesos) being recorded in the past week, a new high for the country. According to a report by Vorem, this figure is nearly double the previous high of $0.96 million recorded in the last week of June. Citizens who have...
Bitso Hits 1M Users as Crypto Adoption Spikes in Latin America
9.7.2020
Ripple and Coinbase-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bitso has topped Argentina’s crypto market in the six months after launch
OKEx Now Features Latin American Fiat Gateway with Latamex
3.7.2020
OKEx partners with major LATAM digital settlement network to unlock crypto purchases with three local currencies
Failing Monetary Policy Boosts BreadWallet’s Popularity in Venezuela, Says CEO
1.6.2020
The co-founder of pioneering crypto wallet BRD attributes his company’s Venezuelan success to local demand for crypto driven by failing monetary policy
From Buenos Aires to Beirut – Covid-19 Excuse Restricts Millions of Citizens from Withdrawing Their Own Money
18.5.2020
The coronavirus and the government-induced lockdowns have wreaked havoc on the global economy and millions of people can’t access their own money. Reports from financial stricken areas like Venezuela, Argentina, and Lebanon show that citizens are being stopped from accessing their...
P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes and Inflation in Latin America Are on the Rise
16.5.2020
During the last two months since the March 12 crypto market rout, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ demand for cryptocurrencies seems to be on the rise in certain regions in Latin America. Various reports published this week have noted that countries like Colombia, Venezuela...
Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America
8.5.2020
Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique
Latin American Markets Post Record P2P Volume in April
2.5.2020
Four Latin American markets have produced record trade activity on Localbitcoins during April
Bitcoin Is Not Just a Dollar Gateway in Argentina
28.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC)’s usage in Argentina may not be connected with a desire to buy fiats like the United States dollar, says an industry expert, who says that Argentinians could well have more nuanced reasons for snapping up vast quantities of the world’s favorite cryptocurrency in recent weeks.
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Argentina, Venezuela Seek Crypto-powered Solution to Economic Despair
24.4.2020
The coronavirus pandemic has sent much of the world into an economic tailspin – but for some South American nations, such as Argentina and Venezuela, financial turmoil predates the health crisis by several months. Now innovators in both countries have turned to blockchain technology...
Demand for Bitcoin Surges in Argentina as Default Looms
24.4.2020
As Argentina faces default from unpaid foreign debt, the volume of Bitcoin in Argentine pesos has risen exponentially
Argentina's Banks Set to Use RSK Blockchain Technology for Tracking Payments
22.4.2020
RSK enters the enterprise blockchain field by collaborating with major Argentinian banks
Central Bank of Argentina Tests Blockchain-powered System + More News
21.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The Central Bank of Argentina has started promoting a proof of concept based on blockchain. According to the emailed...
Argentina’s Central Bank Trials Blockchain for New Interbank Settlement Layer
21.4.2020
The trial for a faster, more transparent clearing system involves some of the country's largest banks
In Canada They’re ‘Essential,’ In Argentina They’re Shut Down: Bitcoin Miners Reckon With COVID-19
17.4.2020
Here's how the "Great Lockdown" is redrawing the bitcoin mining landscape. The halving and economic crisis may be priced-in – but local politics aren't