LATAM News (English)

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

BigCommerce Moves Into Germany, Mexico and Spain

Published on january 31, 2022

Open Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) eCommerce platform BigCommerce on Monday (Jan. 31) broadened its reach into Germany, Mexico and Spain, allowing local merchants to grow their direct-to-consumer (D2C) and business-to-business (B2B) platforms around the world, a company announcement said. BigCommerce’s expansion into three new countries also adds omnichannel capabilities in those regions. The additions follow BigCommerce’s launch […]

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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Expects Bitcoin to Experience a ‘Gigantic Price Increase’

Published on january 31, 2022

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, believes that it’s just a matter of time before bitcoin sees a “gigantic price increase.” Bukele stressed on Twitter that bitcoin is extremely scarce and there’s not enough bitcoin in the world for all today’s millionaires. Salvadoran President Says Best Time to Buy Bitcoin ‘Is When the Price Is Down’ […]

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How Bitcoin Adoption Could Bring Major Prosperity To Puerto Rico

Published on january 30, 2022

To mitigate austerity and resolve debt, Puerto Rico should follow in El Salvador’s footsteps and make bitcoin legal tender.

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Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services

Published on january 29, 2022

Meta published the application for registration on Jan. 25 and is currently awaiting opposition prior to INPI approval.

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As It Embraces Bitcoin, Nigeria Offers Lessons To The Developing World

Published on january 28, 2022

As Bitcoin becomes more widely accepted in Nigeria, the country offers lessons in self-custody practices for Bitcoiners in developing nations.

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IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan

Published on january 28, 2022

El Salvador is still asking the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.3 billion loan, and the IMF is still asking El Salvador to drop bitcoin as legal tender. That’s one fairly obvious takeaway from the Tuesday (Jan. 25) statement the IMF released on its ongoing negotiations with the Central American nation, which embraced bitcoin […]

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ICICB Group Plans Digital Bank for Brazil

Published on january 28, 2022

Dubai’s ICICB Group wants to become a player in Brazil’s burgeoning digital banking space, the financial services company announced in a news release Friday (Jan. 28). “This new phase of innovation and reliability will support the nation’s top institutions and industries to promote business,” the company said. “The public will benefit from easy, fast and […]

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Some Salvadorans Remain Behind Bukele’s Bitcoin Policy Despite Warnings

Published on january 28, 2022

El Salvador’s Bitcoin policy has been mired in controversy in recent weeks and months. Still, some Salvadorans stand behind the choice.

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Revolut to Offer US Consumers Free Remittances to Mexico

Published on january 28, 2022

Global finance app Revolut has announced that U.S. customers can transfer money to Mexican bank accounts, according to an emailed press release today (Jan. 28). The service will be offered fee-free and would be done in up to 30 minutes. Revolut has been working on improving the U.S. methods to send money to home countries. […]

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Paying the World Should Be As Easy as Sending a WhatsApp Message

Published on january 28, 2022

“Pay the world” is the theme of the day and for Thunes CEO Christophe Bourbier, in an ideal world, consumers anywhere in the world can leverage technology to make payments as simple and as fast as using an instant messaging platform. “When we say pay the world, we would like any payment, not just payments […]

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