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Latin Americans Turn to Bitcoin as Local Fiat Currencies Plunge
8.9.2020
Latin Americans have embraced cryptocurrency as a store of value while their fiat currencies depreciate, a new report shows. Bitcoin adoption in the region is further driven by the lack of banking access and remittance needs. Latin American Bitcoin Adoption Blockchain data analytics firm...
A Banking Trojan That Steals Crypto Is Targeting Latin American Users
17.7.2020
The “Mekotio” trojan went from conventional banking malware one fine-tuned to steal crypto
Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Says it Has 1M Active Users
9.7.2020
Mexico’s crypto scene is booming again, with one of the nation’s largest crypto exchanges, Bitso, claiming it has reached the 1 million active user mark.
In an interview with El Economista, Daniel Vogel, Bitso’s CEO stated that crypto was continuing to gain ground in traditional markets like...
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
Dash Sees 100% Rise in Commercial Payments Through Latin American Partnerships
9.6.2020
Dash has announced a 104% rise in commercial payments through Q1 2020, along with increased adoption, trading volume and price performance
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...
ChromaWay Expands Effort to Put Latin American Land Records on the Blockchain
6.5.2020
The Swedish startup is working with the IDB and local agencies to make land ownership more transparent in Latin America and the Caribbean
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
Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway Gocrypto Onboards 1,000 Locations Worldwide
2.3.2020
On February 28, Gocrypto CEO Dejan Roljic revealed the payment gateway has officially onboarded 1,000 merchant locations during a recent company update that expanded upon the firm’s growth. Roljic also explained Gocrypto now has several locations in five countries and the company recently...
Binance Poaches Huobi's European and Latin American Business Lead
30.1.2020
Binance has hired on Josh Goodbody, a former Huobi exec, as its new director of European and Latin American growth and institutional business
Former JPMorgan Exec Joins Binance as Latin American, European Director
30.1.2020
Former State Street counsel, JPMorgan vice president and Huobi regional head Josh Goodbody is joining Binance as its new director of European and Latin American growth and institutional business
Latin American Banks Intensify Closure of Crypto Exchange Accounts
9.1.2020
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Crypto exchanges in Latin America are increasingly becoming embroiled in bitter struggles with domestic banks, with many banks moving to block trade with trading platforms.
Bradesco, one of the biggest banks in Brazil, appears to have won its fight against...
BiKi.com To Start Operations In Latin American and UAE Crypto Marketspace
17.12.2019
Headquartered in Singapore, the leading cryptocurrency trading platform Biki.com announced the news that it is venturing into the crypto marketspaces of Latin America and the United Arab Emirates, the regions which have been away from the complexities of the digital currency sector for the longest...
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
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
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
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...
60 Latin American Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments
13.8.2019
Crypto exchange Bitex wants to decrease costs associated with cross-border banking using the bitcoin blockchain
PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY
2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...
Dash Has Outpaced Bitcoin On Latin American Exchange, Claims Cryptobuyer CEO
25.7.2019
Dash is one of the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency, a genre which is expected to grow in popularity as regulators across the globe are tightening their grip on normal digital currencies. However, one can hardly imagine it beating Bitcoin in the future, near and far! However, Cryptobuyer...