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Latam Insights: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Christmas Buying Spree, Argentina’s Tether Freeze
30.12.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition of Latam Insights, El Salvador continues buying bitcoin despite IMF’s requirements, the Argentine justice system orders freezing USDT...
Argentina Freezes $3.5 Million in USDT Linked to Rainbowex Amid Massive Seizure Operation
24.12.2024
The Argentine justice system has ordered Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, to freeze over $3.5 million linked to Rainbowex, an alleged mega pyramid operation that is currently under investigation. The request comes after the execution of 22 search warrants and the detention of...
Caught in Offside? Argentine Soccer Team Scammed by Missing Press Chief in Crypto Swindle
23.12.2024
The Press Chief of Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, an Argentine second-division soccer team, has vanished after allegedly swindling millions from the team using a crypto investment platform. Press Chief of Argentine Soccer Team Vanishes, Leaving Million-Dollar Debt Linked to Crypto Investment Platform...
Latam Insights: El Salvador’s IMF Bitcoin-Braking Deal and Argentina’s Cyberspace Crypto Patrol
23.12.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition of Latam Insights, El Salvador inked an agreement with the IMF that could stop its bitcoin adoption, Argentina announced crypto patrols, and...
Argentina to Patrol Cyberspace in the Hunt for Crypto Criminals
17.12.2024
A recent resolution issued by the Security Ministry of Argentina has added crypto crimes to the set of activities that will be tracked and surveilled by police forces. Resolution 1330/2024 states that the federal security forces will develop countermeasures to fight crimes of “unauthorized...
Latam Insights: El Salvador’s Gold-to-Bitcoin Power Trade, Argentina Opens to Foreign Crypto ETFs
16.12.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this issue, El Salvador could make a gold-to-bitcoin power trade, Argentina opens up to foreign crypto ETF opportunities, and Brazil might scale back its stablecoin...
Tax Reduction, Currency Competition, and Nuclear Energy: Milei Defines Second Year Roadmap
12.12.2024
Argentine President Javier Milei delivered a speech detailing his administration’s plans for its second year in office. The leader stated that he would slash 90% of national taxes, implement a currency competition scheme, and even introduce nuclear energy to the country. Milei Year Two:...
Argentina Partners With El Salvador on Digital Asset Regulation Issues
12.12.2024
The CNV, the current VASP regulatory institution in Argentina, has signed a collaboration agreement with the Digital Asset National Commission (CNAD) of El Salvador to exchange information, supervise, and regulate cryptocurrency exchange operations. Argentina to Lean on El Salvador’s...
El Salvador to extend crypto agreements beyond Argentina
12.12.2024
El Salvador partners with Argentina to strengthen the digital assets industry, with talks underway with over 25 nations for similar partnerships
Argentina’s Milei fires tax agency head over controversial tax on streamers
10.12.2024
President Javier Milei has replaced the leadership of the country’s revenue agency following the introduction of a new tax regime targeting digital creators
Argentina’s Milei fires tax agency head over controversial tax on streamers
10.12.2024
President Javier Milei has replaced the leadership of the country’s revenue agency following the introduction of a new tax regime targeting digital creators
El Salvador and Argentina Regulators Sign Agreement to Help Develop Crypto Industry
10.12.2024
Regulators from both countries are looking to collaborate to foster crypto innovation
Argentina Opens Foreign Crypto ETF Investment Opportunities
8.12.2024
Argentina is opening its stock market to crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) opportunities. The Argentine SEC equivalent greenlighted the introduction of prospects to allow investments in crypto—bitcoin and ethereum—foreign ETFs under the figure of Argentine deposit certificates....
World’s Popularity Soars in Argentina: Over 2.2 Million Registered Users
19.11.2024
Argentina has become the country where World, the biometric ID project, is most popular, with over 2.2 million registered users despite backlash from authorities. The company plans to expand its footprint in the country by implementing home-based iris scanning options next year. Argentina Becomes...
President Trump Meets Milei: ‘Make Argentina Great Again’
17.11.2024
Javier Milei, the libertarian President of Argentina, became the first international leader to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club following his victory at the polls. Trump confirmed the alignment of their policies, stating that Milei could “make Argentina great...
How a $115M Crypto Fund With Big Ambitions Plans to Invest In Latin America
13.11.2024
Hyla Fund Management wants to become the Goldman Sachs of crypto. The firm plans on launching a new Latin America crypto fund as part of its strategy
Latam Insights Encore: How Argentina and El Salvador Can Influence Trump’s Revolution
12.11.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine how the policies of President Javier Milei and President Nayib Bukele can guide President-Elect Trump in completing several reforms...
Bitcoin Pioneer Praises Milei’s Vision in Argentina
5.11.2024
Peter Todd, a Bitcoin pioneer recently accused of being Satoshi Nakamoto in HBO’s documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,” has praised President Javier Milei’s vision for Argentina. At the sidelines of Labitcoinf, a Latam-focused crypto event, Todd stated that as...
Milei’s ‘Deep Chainsaw’ Trims Thousands of Jobs in Argentina
4.11.2024
Deep Chainsaw, the name given to President Milei’s plan to trim the bureaucratic excesses in state institutions, recently reached a milestone in savings for the country. Milei celebrated that the program eliminated over 33,000 job positions. Argentina’s Minister of State...
Historic: Central Bank of Argentina Hosts Cryptocurrency Art Exhibition
4.11.2024
The Central Bank of Argentina has opened its doors to host a cryptocurrency-themed art exhibition for the first time. The show, titled “Art, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Economy,” includes a series of bitcoin mining machines, several spheres that display ether...