LATAM News (English)

These are English-language news items related to Bitcoin and LATAM (Latin America):

Bitcoin crowdfunding is Lightning: El Salvador school program hits 1 BTC in donations

Published on may 4, 2023

The My First Bitcoin education program reaches 1 BTC in donations, with Bitcoin Beach matching contributions, fueling expansion.

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IMF Chief Warns of More Weaknesses in US Banking Sector — Sees ‘Gradual’ Shift Away From US Dollar

Published on may 4, 2023

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expects “more vulnerabilities” in the U.S. banking sector amid a growing de-dollarization trend worldwide. “There has been a gradual shift away from the dollar,” the IMF chief acknowledged. U.S. Banking Crisis Continues The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, talked about the U.S. […]

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Reviving Argentina's Economy: Dollarization And Bitcoin As Catalysts For Change

Published on may 3, 2023

Many experts have suggested dollarization as a way to save Argentina’s flailing economy, but it needs Bitcoin too.

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Amnesty nixes AI-generated images of Colombian protests after criticism

Published on may 2, 2023

The human rights advocacy group pulled the faked images following widespread online criticism.

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin City Has Not Been Shelved, Say Bukele-linked Bitcoiners

Published on may 2, 2023

An El Salvador government-linked organization has rubbished claims that the nation’s ambitious plans to build a haven for bitcoiners have been shelved.
Late last month, a number of Twitter-based individuals claimed that they had come across documentary evidence that the Ministry of Public Works had confirmed that the Bitcoin City project “does not exist.”…
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Neutronpay Launches Bitcoin Lightning App In Canada, Partners With Ditobanx For Remittances To El Salvador

Published on april 28, 2023

Neutronpay aims to empower the second largest population of El Salvadorans outside of the country using Lightning and Bitcoin.

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Microstrategy Founder Michael Saylor to Argentines: ‘You Need Bitcoin’ — Critics Insist BTC Is Too Volatile

Published on april 27, 2023

Micheal Saylor, the founder of Microstrategy, has told people living in inflation-stricken Argentina that they now “need bitcoin.” While many bitcoiners have welcomed Saylor’s suggestion, a few critics have said the top crypto asset’s volatility makes it an unsuitable alternative for the faltering local currency. The Dollarization Option As the Argentinian currency — the peso […]

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Bitcoin Magazine Launches El Salvador Cover Edition Ordinals Giveaway

Published on april 25, 2023

Bitcoiners will have the opportunity to show how much they disrespect banks and love Bitcoin while potentially earning a Cover Edition ordinal.

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El Salvador Begins Bitcoin & Lightning Dev Courses – Who Are the ‘Rock Star’ Teachers?

Published on april 25, 2023

El Salvador’s government has announced that it has begun training Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning Network developers as state-backed courses get underway.
In a tweet, the National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC), a government body that answers to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, explained that 54 students had “made the grade” for the inaugural course.
The course will begin with a “preparatory phase” that will “cover economics, monetary history, theory, and more.”…
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Argentina Approves First LATAM BTC Futures Offering – Are Regulators Softening Bitcoin Stance?

Published on april 17, 2023

Argentina’s financial markets regulator has approved the Latin America region’s first Bitcoin (BTC) futures contract offering.
In an official notice from the Comisión Nacional de Valores (National Securities Commission or CNV), the regulator explained that it had approved the trading of futures contracts on the Matba Rofex Bitcoin Index.
The CNV specified that negotiation and settlement would be carried out in Argentine pesos….
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