Latin America News

Regional trends in remittances, stablecoin use, policy shifts, and grassroots crypto adoption.

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Adoption

Argentinians turn to crypto after economy minister resigns

Cost of Tether to Argentinian pesos increased 6.6% after Argentina's Economy Minister resigned amid an economic crisis.

4 years ago

People

President Bukele says ‘thank you for selling cheap,’ as El Salvador buys more Bitcoin

El Salvador buys another 80 Bitcoin, but total losses still come in at the tens of millions of dollars.

4 years ago

Enterprise

Salvadorian entrepreneurs can now claim a $100,000 Bitcoin grant

The initiative appears to be a response to re-developing the capital's Soyapango district, which has a reputation for gang violence.

4 years ago

Adoption

Price volatility strengthens public opinion against Bitcoin in El Salvador

Recent volatility has cast further doubt on the Bitcoin experiment, but El Salvador's risk exposure remain low.

4 years ago

Adoption

El Salvador’s minister dismisses Bitcoin crash despite 50% loss in reserves

El Salvador has collected over 2,300 Bitcoins since 2021. Even though the county lost more than $50 million with the recent crash, it's finance minister says the risk is extremely minimal.

4 years ago

Politics

El Salvador President under fire over $18M loss after Bitcoin tumbles to $23k

Critics take aim at President Bukele as Bitcoin extends losses to sink under $23,000 for the first time since December 2020.

4 years ago

Partnerships

Mastercard, Mercado Libre to collaborate on bolstering crypto security in Brazil

Mercado Libre will use Mastercard's CipherTrace Technology to monitor, identify, and understand risks in the crypto space.

4 years ago

Adoption

44 nations converged to discuss bitcoin in El Salvador: The Davos of crypto?

The current traditional financial system has failed many countries leaving them subservient to the US Dollar, the meeting from 44 countries in El Salvador shows nations want change and see Bitcoin as a opportunity to do so.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Brazilian crypto exchange refunds all UST holders 1:1

Nox Bitcoin, a Brazilian crypto exchange, said it will allocate roughly 620.000 Brazilian reais to reimburse customers who incurred losses associated with the UST de-peg

4 years ago