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The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development. Inflation, cross-border payments,…
Brazilian crypto industry gets regulatory clarity amid global uncertainty
The recent regulatory framework from the Brazilian Congress will benefit the country’s financial institutions and bridge local liquidity…
Cryptocurrency Trading in Latin America Grows 40% Year-on-Year
Cryptocurrency trading in Latin America grew 40% between July 2021 and June 2022, according to the ‘2022 Global…
Web3 projects focus on education to bring Latin American women to the sector
Interest in Web3 continues to grow despite the crypto bear market. A recent article from McKinsey noted that…
US state dept urges El Salvador to be ‘responsible’ about Bitcoin adoption
The U.S. Department of State’s Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said El Salvador should…
Latin America’s Mercado Bitcoin exchange raises $200M from SoftBank
Latin American cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has secured $200 million in Series B financing from SoftBank, marking one…
Asset manager QR launches Bitcoin ETF on Brazilian stock exchange
The Brazil Stock Exchange, or B3, has launched the trading of another Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, marking the…
El Salvador reportedly weighing paying employees in Bitcoin
Rolando Castro, the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare in El Salvador has said that the government is…
El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption an ‘interesting experiment,’ says BIS exec
Benoît Cœuré, Bitcoin (BTC) critic and the head of the innovation hub at the Bank of International Settlements,…
IMF plans to meet with El Salvador’s president, potentially discussing move to adopt Bitcoin
The International Monetary Fund has said El Salvador’s recent decision to make Bitcoin legal tender in the country…