LATAM News (English)

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

El Salvador's Finance Minister Says Bitcoin Adoption is 'Gaining Ground': Report

Published on july 29, 2022

El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender is working despite the losses of over 50% the government has incurred on its purchases, according to the country’s finance minister.

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Bitcoin Adoption In El Salvador Continues To Grow

Published on july 27, 2022

Jimmy Song shares his perspective on El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin, the housing market and how fiat currencies reduce the quality of life.

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How A Bitcoin Standard Makes The World A Better Place

Published on july 27, 2022

Michael Saylor and Aleks Svetski discuss the numerous ways Bitcoin will improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world.

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Rio De Janeiro Moves Forward With Bitcoin Integration

Published on july 26, 2022

The secretary of finance and planning commented on the city’s plans to put a percentage of the treasury into bitcoin. Brazil has tax breaks for bitcoin miners.

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El Salvador Introduces 2 Sovereign Debt Repurchase Bills in Effort to Allay Default Concerns

Published on july 26, 2022

President Nayib Bukele announced that the Central American country seeks to buy back bonds maturing in 2023 and 2025 at market prices.

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Can Fedimints Help Bitcoin Scale To The World?

Published on july 26, 2022

A developer and an entrepreneur hope to bring community-based custody for Bitcoin to billions of people around the world through Fedimints.

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Brazil’s Largest Investment Broker To Offer Bitcoin Trading In August: Report

Published on july 25, 2022

In partnership with Nasdaq and BitGo, XP Inc. will offer bitcoin trading services leveraging cold storage custody solutions on a new platform.

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El Salvador Weekly: Morgan Stanley Says Buy El Salvador Bonds (at 28 Cents on the Dollar)

Published on july 22, 2022

For months now, everybody’s been screaming that El Salvador’s bitcoin-as-currency experiment will bring the country’s economy down in ruins. Now Morgan Stanley has called time out, arguing that even if the Central American nation does default, at 28 cents on the dollar, 2027 Salvadoran bonds are too good a bargain to pass up, Bloomberg reported. […]

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