LATAM News (English)

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

Brazilian Senate announces incoming approval of the ‘Bitcoin law’

Published on april 13, 2022

The law will allow the President of Brazil to designate or create a regulatory agency to oversee the crypto market.

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Brazilian central bank president confirms CBDC pilot will launch in 2022

Published on april 12, 2022

The sovereign national digital currency will be based on national fiat and would have a fixed supply quite similar to Bitcoin.

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Crypto-Friendly Special Economic Zone in Honduras Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender

Published on april 8, 2022

A crypto-friendly special economic zone in Honduras has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, allowing the cryptocurrency to be used to pay taxes and fees. In addition, bitcoin bonds can be issued within its jurisdiction using “world-class standards for AML and KYC.” Bitcoin Operates as Legal Tender in Próspera Próspera, a special economic zone located on […]

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60 Minutes feature on El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach will air Sunday

Published on april 8, 2022

Sharyn Alfonsi, a journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, interviewed Mike Peterson, one of the people who funded the Bitcoin Beach project and encouraged crypto adoption.

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Latam’s Gig Economy Is Growing, Along With Digital Payments Usage

Published on april 8, 2022

The gig or sharing economy has become an enticing employment opportunity for people in Latin America over the past two years, especially as new payment methods become available. This is especially true for delivery and rideshare services, with one study showing that on-demand delivery platform and mobile wallet provider Rappi had 30,000 delivery drivers by […]

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Samson Mow’s new company JAN3 helping build Bitcoin City in El Salvador

Published on april 8, 2022

Bitcoin entrepreneur Samson Mow has launched a new company called JAN3, reportedly raising $21M in funding at a $100M valuation.

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Jack Mallers’ Strike Integrating With World’s Largest PoS Providers To Enable Sovereign Payments With Bitcoin

Published on april 7, 2022

Maller’s announcements all centered around increasing accessibility to the superior payment system of Bitcoin.

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Jack Mallers’ Strike Announces Shopify Integration for Bitcoin Lightning Payments

Published on april 7, 2022

The bitcoiner instrumental to El Salvador’s announcement at last year’s conference waxed philosophical on Bitcoin’s role as a payments network.

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SenseiNode Raises $3.6M as LatAm’s First Blockchain Infrastructure Firm

Published on april 6, 2022

The company, operational for six months, already works with 11 protocols and plans to deploy 500 nodes by the end of 2022.

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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Calls Off Bitcoin 2022 Conference Appearance

Published on april 6, 2022

Bukele had previously teased that he would be making an important announcement at this year’s conference.

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