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Crypto Bills in Panama, Brazil Progressing Fast, but Argentina Province Sends Mining Warning
3.5.2022
Crypto adoption is rising high on the political agenda in Latin America, where legislation is edging closer to promulgation – although Argentinean Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto miners have received a warning that if the chips are down, they could be ordered to power down their rigs....
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Law Decoded: The difference between New York City and New York State, April 25-May 2
2.5.2022
New York State moratorium on PoW mining reinvigorates the conversation around crypto industry's sustainability
El Salvador Bitcoin wallet shows ‘strong sign of adoption,’ exec says
2.5.2022
The Mexican Bitso exchange has been providing its custody and exchange services to Chivo so that the government of El Salvador can buy Bitcoin
Panamanian MP: Our Draft Crypto Law Is Different from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
27.4.2022
The MP architect of a draft Panamanian private member’s bill that proposes allowing the use of crypto as a form of payment has claimed that there are key differences between his proposed law and the Bitcoin Law adopted in El Salvador last year....
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More Crypto Regulation May Be on the Way in Mexico, Suggests Central Bank Chief
25.4.2022
The Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) has spelled out its position on crypto – and has hinted that it may seek to expand the scope of its regulation of the sector.
In a report from Forbes Mexico, the Governor, Victoria Rodríguez Ceja, was quoted as telling the Senate that she and...
From beer to Bitcoin as legal tender: a BTC education in Roatán
21.4.2022
How a small-scale Bitcoin education project involving a former brewery collided with plans for Bitcoin as de facto legal tender
Argentina Launches Regulatory Sandbox for Crypto Innovators & Investors
21.4.2022
Argentina is edging toward crypto regulation – as well as further adoption – with a new “innovation hub” that will allow regulators, investors, and crypto startups to work together....
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The world doesn’t need banks, policymakers or NGOs — It needs DeFi
17.4.2022
DeFi can usher in a system where people don’t have to pay international corporations 10% to send money home in the internet era of Web3
Brazilian Parliament Heading for Key Vote on Crypto Regulation Bill
15.4.2022
An ambitious private member’s bill that seeks to regulate the Brazilian crypto market could be approved by the National Congress before the end of the first half of this year – with MPs set for a key vote on Tuesday next week....
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Bitcoin 2022 Miami: Conference recap and major themes
14.4.2022
The four-day event brought together developers, business leaders, policymakers and builders of the Bitcoin economy
Top Latin America delivery app to accept crypto
14.4.2022
The company has partnered with Bitso and Bitpay to allow its users to pay for orders with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Brazilian Senate announces incoming approval of the ‘Bitcoin law’
13.4.2022
The law will allow the President of Brazil to designate or create a regulatory agency to oversee the crypto market
Small Argentine Town Turns to Crypto Mining to Pay for Improvements
12.4.2022
A small town in rural Argentina has decided to invest in crypto mining hardware in a bid to raise money to pay for improved rail connections and “beat inflation.”
Ambito reported that the initiative is being pioneered by a group headed by Juan Pio Drovetta, the Mayor of Serodino, a town...
Bitcoin Lags Behind Ethereum & Altcoins Despite Strike, Robinhood, and Legal Tender News
8.4.2022
The bitcoin (BTC) price lagged behind ethereum (ETH) and other major altcoins today, despite a series of bullish news announcements coming from the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, USA.
At 09:50 UTC on Friday, BTC stood at USD 43,644, up just 0.6% for the past 24 hours and down 4% for the past...
Why is a Guatemalan Mayor mining Bitcoin? Tackling FUD with biogas and BTC
4.4.2022
A Bitcoin project in Guatemala has cleaned up the air, contributed to carbon-negative Bitcoin mining and put a Bitcoin miner in the hands of the local mayor
About 50% of Surveyed Crypto Owners Made Their First Buy in 2021 - Gemini
4.4.2022
Nearly half of the surveyed crypto owners made their first crypto purchase last year, according to a survey commissioned by crypto exchange Gemini.
Specifically, some 50% of cryptoasset owners from the US, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific region bought their very first crypto in 2021,...
Coinbase to reportedly buy the $2.2B Brazilian unicorn behind Mercado Bitcoin
28.3.2022
A Brazilian newspaper, Estadão, reported that Coinbase could complete the acquisition of $2.2 billion 2TM, the company behind Mercado Bitcoin, by April
Coinbase Reportedly Nears Mercado Bitcoin Purchase as Binance Readies Rio Expansion
28.3.2022
Crypto exchange giants Coinbase and Binance could be set to go head-to-head with their expansion plans in Brazil. The former is reportedly eyeing a major M&A deal to buy one of the biggest crypto exchange platforms in the Latin America region, while Binance has confirmed it will open its...
Bitcoin is 'not regulated' — Honduras' central bank pushes back against legal tender rumors
23.3.2022
The central bank said “for the time being” Bitcoin was not regulated in the country, but it was exploring the feasibility of introducing a CBDC
Fight for Bitcoin: Brazilian UFC star to receive fight earnings in BTC
22.3.2022
UFC fighter Matheus Nicolau is moving to the Bitcoin paycheck to hedge against inflation and secure the value of his hard work