LATAM News (English)

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

Brazil’s Santos FC Token to Enter Gaming World – A New Start for Football Fan Tokens?

Published on april 17, 2023

The Brazilian football (soccer) giant Santos FC has announced it will apply its fan token to a Web3-and metaverse-enabled “gaming environment.”
The token, named Santos Fan Token (SANTOS), was launched in late 2021.
Per an official release from TOPGOAL and a report from Livecoins, the football club has become the first to partner with the metaverse gaming firm TOPGOAL and Binance’s fan token arm….
Read More: Brazil’s Santos FC Token to Enter Gaming World – A New Start for Football Fan Tokens?

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Argentina’s National Securities Commission Approves Bitcoin Futures

Published on april 12, 2023

The agency authorized the regulation of a futures contract based on a bitcoin index of Matba Rofex, an Argentinian stock exchange.

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Leading The Bitcoin Revolution, El Salvador Should Launch A Citizenship By Investment Program

Published on april 12, 2023

El Salvador’s focus on Bitcoin makes it a natural destination for a citizenship by investment (CBI) program, drawing more sovereign individuals.

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Argentina securities regulator approves Bitcoin futures index

Published on april 12, 2023

The regulated Bitcoin futures index is reportedly a first in Latin America and is set to debut in May.

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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.

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Peru considering CBDC to improvement payment system: Former IMF adviser

Published on april 5, 2023

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru has released a report on the development of a central bank digital currency and promises more reports as its research continues.

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El Salvador President Bukele to Introduce Bill That Would Eliminate Taxes on Technology Innovations

Published on march 24, 2023

The bill will strip technology innovations such as software programming, coding, apps and Artificial Intelligence development from tax obligations on income, property, capital gains and import tariffs, Bukele said in the tweet.

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Venezuela’s Maduro Purges Crypto Offices of ‘Mafia’ Influences – ‘Hundreds’ Arrested

Published on march 22, 2023

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says he has “purged mafia influences” from his government’s crypto regulators – after overseeing the arrest of one of his former right-hand men.
Earlier this week, Maduro green-lighted the arrest of Joselit Ramírez, the head of the Superintendencia Nacional de Criptomonedas (Sunacrip). Sunacrip is the government body that supervises crypto-related policy….
Read More: Venezuela’s Maduro Purges Crypto Offices of ‘Mafia’ Influences – ‘Hundreds’ Arrested

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El Salvador Launches CUBO+ Educational Program Aimed At Producing Elite Bitcoin And Lightning Developers

Published on march 15, 2023

Bitcoin Country seeks to generate world-class Bitcoin and Lightning engineers through a new program utilizing the university system.

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Salvadoran Bitcoin Education Program Is Launching A New Curriculum In English

Published on february 28, 2023

Mi Primer Bitcoin’s new diploma program is set to expand opportunities for learning about Bitcoin in high schools that adopt it.

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