Colombia’s government has launched a partnership with Ripple Labs, the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP, to put land titles on the blockchain, part of a plan to rectify land distribution efforts ...
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A man is seen in front of a screen showing the exchange rate between the Colombian peso and the US … [+] dollar in Medellin, Colombia, on July 7, 2022. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) (Photo ...
Colombia Advances Regulatory Framework for Local Crypto Industry
Colombia’s government has released draft rules for crypto companies that want to operate in the country, several months after the launch of the South American nation’s regulatory “Sandbox” project. (N...
Colombia Releases Regulation Draft for Crypto Market
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia has just released a draft of rules for the crypto industry. The rules focus on a variety of topics and are similar to what other countries have proposed. Colo...
Financial Superintendence of Colombia Presents Project to Regulate Crypto Service Providers – Bitcoin News
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia presented a project that seeks to bring clarity to how links between banks and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) will be handled in the future. The docu...
Bitso arrives in Colombia with a proposal for crypto transactions to boost remittances
The most dominant crypto exchange in Latin America, Bitso, spoke about its expansion plans in Colombia. The crypto company will give freedom for Colombians to transfer their remittances through dollar...
Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches Remittance Service in Colombia – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Bitso, a Mexican-based, Latam operating cryptocurrency exchange, announced it is launching a remittance service in Colombia. The company will now allow its customers in Colombia to send and receive re...
Colombia Issues Guide for Implementing Blockchain for Public Projects in the Country – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia, Mintic, has issued a guide that describes the steps to implement blockchain in projects directed at the state level. The docume...
Colombia to Use Ripple Ledger to Issue Land Registry Certificates – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The government of Colombia announced a new system that will allow it to use the Ripple Ledger to store and authenticate property titles. The system, which was developed by a third-party company called...
How is the Government of Colombia planning to utilize Ripple’s XRPL Blockchain?
Colombian government is looking up to blockchain technology utilities while deploying XRPL blockchain Not just companies across the industries regardless of their business model be it product or...
Government of Colombia Set to Utilize XRPL Blockchain for Land Registry
After a year of work, Ripple partner Peersyst Technology, a Barcelona-based software development firm, has announced the launch of Colombia’s first National Land Registry on top of the XRPL Bloc...
Colombia integrates Ripple’s XRPL for land registry
Columbia integrated a digital lang registry system built on Ripple‘s XRPL Blockchain into its National Land Agency. The solution was built in a year by the joint efforts of Ripple and its Barcelona-ba...
Colombia Launches Land Registry On XRPL, Ripple Made It Happen
Blockchain development company Peersyst worked with Ripple in the implementation of the Colombian National Land Registry on top of the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Part of a national initiative to improve the c...
Colombia: the new president is a Bitcoin supporter
The new President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who won the elections last Sunday, had spoken out in the past about Bitcoin, establishing himself as a supporter of the queen of crypto, as well as the un...
The Quickly Changing Landscape Of Latin American Aviation
LATAM is one of two large, pan-Latin airline groups. This region of the world has seen significant … [+] change and improvement over the last 10 years. getty More than half of the people in the ...
Colombia Takes First Steps Toward Regulating Cryptocurrency Exchanges – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Congress of Colombia has approved a bill that regulates the behavior of cryptocurrency exchanges in the country in its first discussion, taking the first steps to bring clarity to this issue. One ...
Latam Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitso Announces Layoffs Amidst Expansion to Colombia – Bitcoin News
Bitso, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latam, has announced a series of layoffs due to the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market. The exchange, which has a workforce of 800 worke...
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Many people occasionally travel for work. But for some, travel is at the heart of their jobs. CNBC Travel spoke with people from four industries about occupations where working from home — or an offic...
‘Now And Then’ Actor Manolo Cardona, Creator Ramón Campos Talk About Thrillers And Rise Of Latino Streaming Series
José María Yazpik, Marina de Tavira, Manolo Cardona, Maribel Verdú and Soledad Villamil star in … [+] “Now and Then.” Apple TV+ A split-second decision forever changes the lives o...
Latin American Bitso Crypto Exchange Launches App in Colombia
Latin American cryptocurrency exchange Bitso announced it has officially launched its app in Colombia, which will allow residents to begin loading their pesos into their wallets. With over 4 million u...
Developing A DNA Test That Could Detect A Devastating Mango Fungus
Catalina Salgado-Salazar in her lab in Beltsville Maryland on March 27 2022. Catalina Salgado-Salaza Colombian mycologist Catalina Salgado-Salazar is helping to develop a genetic test to identify a fu...
Ripio Announces Expansion to Colombia in Next Months – Bitcoin News
Ripio, an Argentinian cryptocurrency exchange, has announced concrete actions regarding its expansion to Colombia. The company will offer a new option for cryptocurrency users and traders in Colombia,...
Fintech Platform Nequi Plans to Get Into the Cryptocurrency Business in Colombia – Bitcoin News
Nequi, a fintech neobank which allowed Colombian citizens to test all-digital financial services, has announced its plans for expansion after having parted ways with Bancolombia, the bank that gave it...
$BTC: A Property Startup Backed By Jeff Bezos Sells Its First Property In Colombia For Bitcoin
Prometheus International, a real estate developer in Europe, sold two luxury residences on the Portuguese island of Madeira for a total of €4.1 million ($4.7 million), paid in the popular cryptocurren...
Top Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Enters Colombia
Bitso, one of Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said Thursday it will enter the Colombian market, hiring former Mastercard executive Emilio Pardo as its new country manager. As t...
Colombia Registers First Real Estate Purchase With Bitcoin – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
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 ...
Crypto Users and Exchanges Must Now Report Transactions in Colombia – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
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 transact...
Colombia clamps down on crypto tax evasion as adoption thrives
Down in Bogotá, cryptocurrency adoption is raging on. Colombia’s tax authority, the DIAN, (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales de Colombia) has begun to catch up. It seeks to take “special mea...