With an increasingly powerful and consolidated Latin American crypto ecosystem — Peru ranked in the Top 20 countries with the highest adoption of digital assets in the world, according to the United N...
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Despegar Becomes First Travel Agency in LATAM to Embrace Crypto Payments
One of the leading travel agencies in Latin America – Despegar – partnered with Binance Pay and Inswitch to enable clients to pay for tour packages in cryptocurrencies. For starters, the offering will...
$54B fund partner runs women-only DAO, LatAm blockchain gaming guild – Cointelegraph Magazine
Clara Bullrich must have cloned herself or possibly invoked dark forces that shouldn’t be meddled with. Somehow, she’s managed to cram about four careers into one life. Her main gig is leading her own...
Ripple Survey Suggests Latam Merchants Will Adopt Crypto Payments Massively After Three Years – Bitcoin News
Latam merchants will be slower in adopting cryptocurrency payments compared to merchants in other regions, according to the latest payments survey conducted by Ripple and the Faster Payments Council. ...
LATAM to speed up Web3 adoption through Ripio & Polygon integration
Ripio, which happens to be the absolute top-of-the-line digital asset platform based in Argentina, is all geared up to connect with the Polygon ecosystem. The aim and intention behind this are for the...
Paraguay to Become Top Bitcoin Mining Hub in Latam According to Insight Group – Mining Bitcoin News
Paraguay, one of the smallest countries in Latam, has the conditions needed to become the next Bitcoin mining hub in the region, according to mining insight group Hashrate Index. The company notes the...
Crypto Dominates as Payment Method for Remote Workers in Latam – Bitcoin News
Most remote workers in Latam prefer to get paid in crypto, according to the latest report from the Deel Lab for Global Employment. The reasons behind the finding are said to be diverse, but include th...
Binance and Mastercard Launch Crypto Prepaid Card in Brazil as Part of Latam Expansion – News Bitcoin News
Leading crypto exchange Binance and credit card giant Mastercard have partnered to launch a prepaid crypto-linked card in Brazil as part of Binance’s expansion plans in Latam. The Binance card feature...
Elon Musk applauds reports on Latam common digital currency
Brazil and Argentina are reportedly working on the creation of a common currency. Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter and Tesla, has given his opinion on the Latin American countries’ plans, stating that th...
Latam Common Currency to Focus on Settlements Among Mercosur and BRICS Countries – Economics Bitcoin News
President of Brazil Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva clarified the scope and reach of the common currency that Brazil and Argentina are studying to issue in Latam. Lula Da Silva clarified that he believed th...
Brazil and Argentina to Start Working on Creation of Latam Common Currency – Economics Bitcoin News
Brazil and Argentina are looking to begin work on the issuance of a common currency. Sergio Massa, minister of the economy of Argentina, also stated that the two countries will be inviting other natio...
Latam sports channel’s Twitter hacked to promote fake XRP giveaway
GOLTV, a Latam soccer-focused sports channel, had its official Twitter account hacked to promote an XRP fraud. The con artists impersonate Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse. The bad actors seem to have taken...
Binance joins Latam financial alliances to boost web3 adoption
Major crypto exchange Binance seeks to propel crypto and web3 adoption and development across the Latin American region by joining the Argentine Chamber of Fintech and Alianza In of Colombia. Changpen...
Framework Ventures leads Parfin’s $15 million raise to provide web3 rails in LatAm
Web3 infrastructure provider Parfin has raised $15 million in a bid to dominate the Latin America region. The seed round, which closed at the end of November, is led by Framework Ventures. It al...
Latam Still Unprepared to Deal With Crypto Crime and Scams, According to GFI Report – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
Latam is still unprepared to deal with cryptocurrency-related crimes and scam situations, according to a recent report issued by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington DC-based think tank. The...
Lemon Cash CEO expects more fintech layoffs in LatAm amid its own: Exclusive
Argentina-based crypto app Lemon Cash has laid off about 100 people, 38% of staff, marking the latest round of cuts in the region. Several other Latin America-based crypto companies have announc...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Signals Support for Single Currency in Latam, Calls for Crypto Inclusion – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, has expressed his support for the adoption of a new common currency for Latam in the latest meeting of the Workgroup of the Sao Paolo Forum. Maduro stated that ...
Relaunch of USAN — the Union of South American Nations — in Latam Profiles New Monetary Integration – Economics Bitcoin News
A proposal for relaunching the currently defunct USAN, the Union of South American Nations, profiles a future monetary integration amongst the countries of the organization. The proposal, made by seve...
Alibaba’s Cainiao opens LatAm headquarters in Brazil
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao has installed lockers in Brazil for local customers to retrieve packages. Cainiao BEIJING — Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao announced Monday the opening of ...
Latam Based Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches QR Payment Service for Tourists in Argentina – Coinotizia
Bitso, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latam, has launched a QR payments program geared towards travelers in Argentina. The service proposal seeks to ease the way in which travelers and...
Latam Based Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches QR Payment Service for Tourists in Argentina – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Bitso, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latam, has launched a QR payments program geared towards travelers in Argentina. The service proposal seeks to ease the way in which travelers and...
Victory of President-Elect ‘Lula’ in Brazil Might Bring the Rise of a Common Currency for Latam – Economics Bitcoin News
The victory President-Elect Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva obtained on Oct. 30 over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil might open the gates for the proposal of a single currency for the countries of La...
Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in Latam – Coinotizia
According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic ...
Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in Latam – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic ...
Main XRP Ambassador in LatAm Doubles User Base in Year: Details
Gamza Khanzadaev Bitso — where XRP gets 67% of total volume and achieves 6 million users Mexican cryptocurrency exchange Bitso has reportedly passed the six million user mark. During the year, Latin A...
Bitso says it doubled its Latin America customer base in the past year
Crypto exchange Bitso doubled its customer base in the past year to more than 6 million customers in Latin America, citing increased crypto adoption in the region. Bitso is based in Mexico City and li...
Spanish Crypto ATM Company Bitbase Eyes European and Latam Expansion – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Bitbase, a Spanish cryptocurrency ATM company, is planning to keep expanding its services in 2023. The company, which received investments from Dextools and Woonkly, two Web3-based decentralized compa...
Digital Neobank Nubank Reaches 70 Million Customers in Latam; Almost 2 Million Have Purchased Crypto – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Nubank, a Brazil-based digital bank, has announced a new milestone in its operations. The company announced that it has reached 70 million customers in Latam, making it one of the biggest financial in...
Huobi Partners With Astropay to Facilitate Fiat Payments in Latam – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Huobi Global, one of the biggest exchanges in volumes traded, has announced a partnership to make it easier for its Latam-based customers to acquire cryptocurrencies. The exchange has allied with Astr...