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Argentina U-Turns On Crypto Tax With New Regulation

Published on november 18, 2021

In an abrupt U-turn on an earlier stance adopted by the country’s authorities, the Argentinian government has released a decree that imposes a tax on credits and debts on transactions involving cryptoassets. The regulation was published on November 17, and the measures entered into force on the same day….
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Crypto Exchanges & Bitcoin Price Trackers Among Venezuela’s Most-Visited Websites

Published on november 17, 2021

The Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his cohorts have long banged the drum about creating a “crypto-powered economy” – but it appears that either the message has got through to citizens, or Venezuelans have been adopting crypto of their own accord.
Per monthly web traffic data from SimilarWeb and Alexa, some of the most-visited websites in the country are now crypto gaming sites, exchanges and crypto price trackers….
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Paraguay, Argentina Are ‘Targets for Crypto Miners’, May Provide Green Bitcoin Solution

Published on november 5, 2021

“Several companies” are eyeing Latin America – and countries like Argentina and Paraguay in particular – as they look to create new bases for Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin mining operations.
Per Infobae and La Nacion, other firms are looking to follow in the footsteps of the Chinese company Future Fintech that last week “announced formal plans to build a Bitcoin mining facility in Paraguay.”…
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Buoyant Bitcoin Prices Met with Silence by El Salvador’s Anti-BTC Critics

Published on october 27, 2021

As bitcoin (BTC) prices continue to hover around the USD 60,000 mark, a kind of hush has fallen over much of the El Salvador mainstream media – most of which is vehemently opposed to both President Nayib Bukele and his bitcoin adoption drive….
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Argentinian Futures and Options Exchange Readies Bitcoin Index Move

Published on october 25, 2021

Argentina’s Futures and Options Exchange says it is taking “tentative crypto steps” – and could be set to follow the American bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) rush.
Per La Capital, the Rosario-based exchange, known as the Matba Roflex, has put forward a “Bitcoin Index” proposal to create a futures and options contract. The bid will be mulled by the regulatory National Securities Commission….
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El Salvador Bitcoin ‘Scalpers’ Force App Turnaround as Chivo Criticism Continues

Published on october 18, 2021

The government of El Salvador has come under scrutiny again for its Chivo bitcoin (BTC) app and wallet – after its operators temporarily froze price viewing on Chivo to stave off “scalpers.”
In a series of tweets on Monday, the official Chivo Twitter account explained:
“We had to temporarily disable the option to see bitcoin prices frozen for one minute. Unfortunately, many of our users were using it for scalping.”…
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Corporations & Countries Watch and Learn From El Salvador's Bitcoin Experiment

Published on october 17, 2021

It has now been more than a month since El Salvador officially began enforcing a law making bitcoin (BTC) legal tender within the Central American country. Much has been of the rapidity with which this law was proposed and then passed, with protests suggesting that at least some of the local population didn’t really agree with President Nayib Bukele’s plans to turn El Salvador into a Bitcoin nation….
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‘Identity Theft’ Criminals Plundering El Salvador Bitcoin Wallet Funds

Published on october 11, 2021

een stealing others’ identities to register the app in other people’s names, using stolen ID documents to complete the process – allowing them to accrue larger quantities of BTC.The newspaper El Diario de Hoy’s website

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BitMEX Boss: El Salvador-style Bitcoin Adoption on the Cards for 5 More Nations

Published on october 7, 2021

oin (BTC) legal tender status. Höptner claimed that “at least five countries” will “accept bitcoin as legal tender” before next year is out.In a blog post, the CEO

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