LATAM News (English)

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

El Salvador celebrates Bitcoin anniversary: A year of ups and downs

Published on september 7, 2022

El Salvador’s first Bitcoin anniversary comes amid BTC losing over 60% of value in one year, but that doesn’t really mean that the country’s Bitcoin experiment has failed.

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Will El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bet Pay Off?

Published on september 6, 2022

The country has gone long on Bitcoin adoption as it attempts to overcome the monetary reigns of the IMF and United States.

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Bitcoin Beach Brazil: Inspired By El Salvador

Published on september 6, 2022

A project in Brazil seeks to emulate the successful adoption of bitcoin seen on the beaches of El Salvador.

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Argentina's Mendoza Province Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies for Tax Payments

Published on august 29, 2022

Crypto payments to the province’s government would be immediately converted to Argentine pesos.

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The Central Bank of Colombia Is Studying the Creation of a Digital Currency

Published on august 20, 2022

The Central Bank of Colombia is studying the launch of a digital currency, according to statements made by its manager, Leonardo Villar. The organization is evaluating the launch of this instrument as a means of unifying the different digital wallets in the country, making them interoperable and easier to use for customers. Central Bank of […]

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El Salvador Weekly: What Disappearing Bitcoin ATMs?

Published on august 19, 2022

El Salvador’s finance minister, Alejandro Zelaya, said on Aug. 11 that “the Salvadoran population continues to use Bitcoin and the Chivo Wallet,” in the words of a local news outlet. Which led ElSalvador.com to suggest that his statement “could be far from reality” as a growing number of businesses around San Salvador have been pulling […]

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Bitcoin NGO Motiv Launches Life Saving Programs For Financial Inclusion In Peru

Published on august 18, 2022

Motiv provided its list of programs which help underdeveloped communities transact in bitcoin, learn job skills and build companies.

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Colombia Eyes CBDC to Ease Transactions, Stop Tax Evasion

Published on august 17, 2022

Aiming to make transactions easier for consumers and to put an end to tax evasion, Colombia is reportedly considering introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The information was shared by Luis Carlos Reyes, head of the Colombian Tax and Customs Office, according to a report by CoinDesk that cited an interview published in Spanish […]

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