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People using betting apps on smartphones inside a bar as a Kalshi billboard is installed outside in the rain, symbolizing the platform’s Brazil launch amid a national gambling addiction crisis

Regulation

Kalshi’s Brazil prediction market launch lands in a country already fighting a betting addiction crisis

The product is macro first, but Brazil’s crackdown playbook was built for mass retail behavior.

2 weeks ago

Exchanges

Bit2Me becomes Spain’s first crypto exchange

Bit2Me announced February 18 that the Spanish central bank has approved its application to operate as a crypto exchange in the country.

4 years ago

People

Bukele tells U.S Senators El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law is not their concern

President Bukele drops some truth bombs in response to U.S Senators' calls to investigate El Salvador's Bitcoin Law.

4 years ago

Adoption

Gigantic price rise is just a matter of time: Nayib Bukele on Bitcoin

The El Salvadoran president tweeted a bullish prediction on Bitcoin, stating that Bitcoin will eventually rise despite recent market fluctuations.

4 years ago

Regulation

IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin’s status as legal tender

The International Monetary Fund stated that Bitcoin's status as legal tender is posing risk to the country's financial stability and system.

4 years ago

Adoption

El Salvador purchases additional 410 Bitcoin for $15 million

El Salvador has spent over $60 million on the purchase of over 1800 units of Bitcoin.

4 years ago

People

Puerto Ricans are fed up with wealthy crypto ex-pats

Puerto Rico is fast becoming a haven for the crypto wealthy, much to the resentment of some locals.

4 years ago

Adoption

World’s first DeFi ETF to be listed on the Brazilian stock exchange in February

The largest crypto asset manager in Latin America to offer investors a secure and regulated entry to DeFi.

4 years ago

Banking

Op-Ed: The fallacies of the Bitcoin energy debate

An increasingly common critique of crypto is the notion that Bitcoin mining accelerates climate change. This claim is inaccurate.

4 years ago

El Salvador is down $12 million on its Bitcoin buys

Investments 4 years ago

Rio de Janeiro mayor to allocate 1% of the city treasury to Bitcoin

Adoption 4 years ago

President Bukele predicts Bitcoin to reach 100k, enjoy more adoption

Adoption 4 years ago

Bank of Mexico planning to launch CBDC by 2024

CBDCs 4 years ago

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Latin America News

Kalshi’s Brazil prediction market launch lands in a country already fighting a betting addiction crisis

Bit2Me becomes Spain’s first crypto exchange

Bukele tells U.S Senators El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law is not their concern

Gigantic price rise is just a matter of time: Nayib Bukele on Bitcoin

IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin’s status as legal tender

El Salvador purchases additional 410 Bitcoin for $15 million

Puerto Ricans are fed up with wealthy crypto ex-pats

World’s first DeFi ETF to be listed on the Brazilian stock exchange in February

Op-Ed: The fallacies of the Bitcoin energy debate

El Salvador is down $12 million on its Bitcoin buys

Rio de Janeiro mayor to allocate 1% of the city treasury to Bitcoin

President Bukele predicts Bitcoin to reach 100k, enjoy more adoption

Bank of Mexico planning to launch CBDC by 2024