Argentina Bans Payment Apps From Offering Bitcoin to Customers
Published on may 5, 2023
The central bank said Thursday that payment platforms cannot offer crypto trading services to their customers.
[...]Give Your Bitcoin to the Poor, Salvadoran Economist Urges Nayib Bukele
Published on april 7, 2023
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s Bitcoin bet is not popular with everyone in the country.
[...]El Salvador to Launch 'Bitcoin Embassy' in Texas
Published on february 15, 2023
The Central American nation opened a “Bitcoin office” in Switzerland last year.
[...]Miss Universe El Salvador Walks the Stage Holding Giant Bitcoin Staff
Published on january 12, 2023
“You don’t need a sash to walk around dressed as cash, like El Salvador,” said the pageant’s announcer.
[...]El Salvador Development Bank Refuses to Reveal Bitcoin Records
Published on october 31, 2022
A Salvadoran legal aid agency said that the government has twice denied its request for information.
[...]El Salvador and Lugano Sign Agreement to Spread Bitcoin Adoption
Published on october 28, 2022
The Latin American nation and the Swiss city will now cooperate on all things Bitcoin.
[...]Brazil’s Securities Regulator Targets Mercado Bitcoin Over Token Sale
Published on september 28, 2022
Latin America’s biggest crypto exchange needs to give the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission information on tokens it issued.
[...]El Salvador’s Bitcoin-Loving President Bukele to Run for Re-Election
Published on september 16, 2022
Nayib Bukele announces that he will seek reelection, while ratings agency Fitch downgrades El Salvador’s debt rating to CC.
[...]Colombia to Introduce Central Bank Digital Currency: Tax Agency Chief
Published on august 16, 2022
Luis Carlos Reyes, director of the DIAN, told a magazine Monday that the nation may create its own “digital currency.”
[...]Binance and Mastercard Launch Bitcoin Rewards Card in Argentina
Published on august 4, 2022
Argentina is the first country in the region to have the card.
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