LATAM News (English)

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

El Salvador Weekly: Four Questions for President Bukele on ‘Doubt’ Surrounding Bitcoin

Published on august 15, 2022

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele added his voice to the bragging ministers after the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (WTO) Aug. 1 World Tourism Barometer report placed El Salvador as one of only 16 countries that have seen their international tourism receipts fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels. While his ministers pointed to bitcoin, saying that crypto-based […]

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Countries where Bitcoin (BTC) is legal

Published on august 13, 2022

Read this article to know why El Salvador and the Central African Republic (CAR) have adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender.

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Bitcoin R&D Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil

Published on august 10, 2022

The launch of the non-profit aims to support Bitcoin developers in Brazil and Latin America.

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Vinteum Launches Funding Bitcoin Developers In Brazil, Latin America

Published on august 10, 2022

The non-profit will provide educational onboarding and funding for Bitcoin developers in Brazil and globally furthering Bitcoin’s decentralized global nature.

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El Salvador’s ‘My First Bitcoin:’ How to teach a nation about crypto

Published on august 10, 2022

If successful, the “Mi Primer Bitcoin” program, which recently rolled out in El Salvador, could be coming soon to a school near you.

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El Salvador Weekly: Tourism Minister Says Bitcoins Led to Spike in Visitors

Published on august 5, 2022

It’s hard to know whether they were spending bitcoins or dollars, but the amount tourists spent in El Salvador spiked to pre-pandemic numbers, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). In its Aug. 1 World Tourism Barometer report, the UNWTO listed El Salvador as one of 16 countries, ranging from Saint Lucia and […]

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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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Paraguay’s Electricity Authority Requests Higher Rates for Crypto Miners, Partial Veto of Mining Legislation

Published on august 4, 2022

The legislature this month approved a bill regulating crypto mining and trading in the country.

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Binance And Mastercard To Launch Bitcoin Rewards Card In Argentina

Published on august 4, 2022

Users of Binance card can earn up to 8% cashback on purchases and bill payments through Mastercard’s vast network of over 90 million merchants worldwide.

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Bitcoin Can Finance Growth In The Cannabis Industry

Published on july 30, 2022

The cannabis industry has many reasons to look to bitcoin as a way to grow and improve relationships with their customers.

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