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Colombians Take Legal Action Against Binance for Blocking Their Funds
22.3.2022
An account blockade that happened more than five months ago due to money laundering issues has prompted some Colombian users of Binance to commence legal action against the exchange in the country. According to reports the funds blocked exceed $1 million, and after an investigation from the FIOD...
Reported First Real Estate Purchase Made With Bitcoin in Chile
25.2.2022
Yuval Ben Haym, regional manager of Remax, a real estate firm that operates worldwide, has announced that the “first” real estate purchase with cryptocurrencies has already occurred in Chile. The purchase, that was made using bitcoin, happened last year. Such purchases have also...
Bitso Expands to Colombia Amidst Growing Cryptocurrency Adoption in the Country
15.2.2022
Bitso, a Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding and strengthening its push into the Colombian market in the midst of growing interest in these new technologies in the country. Bitso has appointed Emilio Pardo as a new country manager, to debut the start of operations in Colombia...
Critics Hit Back at Colombia’s Retrospective Crypto Tax Plans
15.2.2022
The Colombian government wants citizens to declare their crypto holdings – but industry figures claim this will just force crypto advocates and their coins onto overseas platforms....
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Top Latin American exchange Bitso officially expands to Colombia
10.2.2022
Founded in 2014 in Mexico, Bitso is now officially present in Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia
Colombia Registers First Real Estate Purchase With Bitcoin
8.2.2022
The first real estate purchase with Bitcoin has been registered in Colombia last week. The company, called La Haus, sold one property in Santa Marta to a buyer that was not in Colombia at the time of the purchase. While Colombia is just starting to consider bitcoin for real estate payments,...
Crypto Users and Exchanges Must Now Report Transactions in Colombia
6.2.2022
The Colombian government has issued new regulations that force exchanges and individuals to report cryptocurrency transactions to the UIAF, the anti-money laundering watchdog in Colombia. The transactions must be reported via an online reporting system, and exchanges will be required to issue...
Colombia clamps down on crypto tax evasion as adoption thrives
2.2.2022
Colombia’s tax authority is tightening the screw on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related tax evasion against a backdrop of burgeoning cryptocurrency adoption
Colombian Real Estate Platform Allows Users to Acquire Property With Bitcoin
27.12.2021
A Colombian real estate platform is now allowing users to purchase properties with Bitcoin. The platform, called La Haus, is promoting bitcoin payments for a new real estate project in Santa Marta, called Natura City. This is an expansion of the platform, which has already established such...
Volatility, hyperinflation and uncertainty: How everyday Venezuelans are using stablecoins to protect their livelihoods
9.12.2021
Customers of stablecoin payment app Reserve express their dependency on technology for everyday transactions
Nexo & Fidelity Digital Assets Partnership, Gibraltar's Blockchain Integration + More News
7.12.2021
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Nexo & Fidelity Partnership, Gibraltar's Blockchain Integration + More News
7.12.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ ...
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Bancolombia to Offer Crypto Trading in Financial Regulator’s Pilot Program
7.12.2021
Bancolombia, Colombia’s largest bank, will be offering cryptocurrency trading to customers in a pilot program within a regulatory framework established by the country’s financial regulator, the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC). Customers of the Colombian bank will be able...
Gemini partners with Colombia's biggest bank for crypto trading
7.12.2021
The partnership will allow Bancolombia customers to trade a number of popular cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, and LTC
Stablecoin payment app Reserve helps individuals protect their savings against inflation in Latin America
11.11.2021
"Our long-term vision is to create a currency that is stronger than any fiat currency that exists now," said Reserve community manager Yens Michiels
Colombian exporter developing cryptocurrency to help transport long-horned beetles to Japan
4.11.2021
This Colombian beetle exporter once used biotechnology to reduce organic waste. It's now moving into cryptocurrency development
Colombian Government Might Take Unused Funds From Bank Accounts Inactive for a Year
26.10.2021
The budget law for the next year, which was recently approved by the Colombian representative’s chamber, includes a controversial article that allows the state to confiscate a bank customer’s funds to be used for budgetary purposes. Under certain circumstances defined by the...
Cryptocurrency ATM Boom Comes to Colombia
24.10.2021
While Colombia is not a country that has embraced cryptocurrencies compared to Venezuela or some African countries, it is the country with the second most cryptocurrency ATMs in the Latam region. The reason behind this could be that Colombia has a high percentage of cash usage. This makes...
Level of LatAm Crypto Interest is Lowest in Chile, Survey Finds
29.9.2021
conducted by the LatAm-focused PR agency Sherlock Communications, 2,700 people from across the region were surveyed, with a focus on Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Chile.But while just 74% of Chileans said they “recognized” BTC, that number was as high as 92% in Argentina.In
Colombia uses gamification to teach youth about crypto and stock trading
14.9.2021
Colombia invests over $30,000 to develop a gamified app that simulates crypto and stock trading for young learners