LATAM News (English)

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

Argentinian Finance Minister ‘Wants More Crypto Taxes’

Published on february 21, 2022

Argentina’s government wants to reform the existing crypto tax laws – and ensure further compliance….
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Pro-Bitcoin president of El Salvador to offer citizenship for foreign investors

Published on february 21, 2022

The 52 proposed legal reforms call for less bureaucracy, less red tape and creating tax incentives to make El Salvador one of the most freedom-centric countries.

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NFTs, payments and conferences: Crypto in Latin America in 2021

Published on february 20, 2022

Between the bull market, the NFT craze and DeFi taking off, 2021 was an interesting year for Latin America.

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Blockstream CSO: $500M Committed to El Salvador Bitcoin Bond

Published on february 18, 2022

Investors have committed a half-billion dollars to El Salvador’s forthcoming bitcoin bond, according to Blockstream Chief Strategy Officer Samson Mow. Mow, who developed the novel bond, told industry news site BeInCrypto that “the bond had received more than $500 million in verbal commitments at the time he stopped counting a few weeks back.” The 10-year, […]

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Why El Salvador’s Wild Bitcoin Experiment Just Might Work

Published on february 18, 2022

Last fall, El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender. Here’s what it looks like now on the ground in one of its beach towns.

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US Senators Propose Legislation to Mitigate Risks of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

Published on february 17, 2022

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate Tuesday (Feb. 15) to diminish risks to the nation’s financial system by El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender. The Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act was introduced by Sen. James Risch of Idaho, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s ranking member, […]

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US Senators Call for El Salvador Bitcoin Adoption Probe, Bukele Responds with ‘OK Boomer’ Barb

Published on february 17, 2022

Weeks after memeing the International Monetary Fund (IMF), El Salvador’s outspoken President Nayib Bukele has upped his Twitter game by responding “OK boomers” to a group of United States senators moving to block his bitcoin (BTC) adoption plans….
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New bill aims to 'mitigate risks' to US from El Salvador's Bitcoin Law

Published on february 16, 2022

Three U.S. Senators proposed a bill which would commission a lengthy report detailing the inner workings of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law and a subsequent action plan to mitigate risk.

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