2021-6-8 07:08 |
An increasing number of Latin American lawmakers are donning Lazer eyes on their Twitter avatars to express their support for Bitcoin and digital assets. origin »
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Politicians across Latin America are going bitcoin after the unprecedented step by El Salvador which declared bitcoin legal tender. Paraguay’s Carlitos Rejala, a member of parliament, was the first to...
2021-6-12 20:14 | |
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Globant Joins the ‘Bitcoin Express’ In a detailed financial statement forwarded to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Globant said that it has been making crypto investments for some time now.
2021-5-26 18:58 | |
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MercadoLibre (Nasdaq: MELI), Latin America’s leading e-commerce technology company, has purchased a small amount of Bitcoin, as per a filing yesterday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
2021-5-7 22:00 | |
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Argentine E-commerce platform MercadoLibre, which has been branded the “Amazon of Latin America” has stepped into the Bitcoin market. The company, which has several branches in the United States revealed that it had purchased almost $8 million worth of Bitcoin.
2021-5-6 18:18 | |
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MercadoLibra, a publicly-traded e-commerce giant, disclosed a $7.8 million bitcoin purchase and plans to hold the BTC indefinitely.
2021-5-6 16:59 | |
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Latin American e-commerce and fintech giant MercadoLibre (Nasdaq:MELI) added $7. 8 million in bitcoin (BTC) to its treasury. The company revealed this in its earnings report covering the first quarter ending March 31, 2021.
2021-5-7 12:52 | |
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On a financial results report dated May 5th, e-commerce giant MercadoLibre dropped the bomb. The company is the latest institution to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet. It follows MicroStrategy, Square, and Tesla’s highly covered buys.
2021-5-6 12:04 | |
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The purchase makes the eCommerce platform the 36th publicly traded company to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet.
2021-5-6 01:38 | |
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The biggest e-commerce store in Latin America is the latest major company in the region to join the crypto adoption movement. Mercado Libre is now allowing its customers to buy a selected number of properties from real estate agencies with bitcoin.
2021-4-30 21:30 | |
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The ETF can launch on the Sao Paulo stock exchange under the ticker QBTC 11 by June. The company executive believes this approval could “increase” the pressure for a Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. The post Brazil Approves the First Bitcoin ETF (QBTC 11) of Latin America first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-3-21 15:52 | |
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Brazil Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) approved Latin America’s first Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Requested by firm QR Asset Management, their Bitcoin ETF will trade under the ticker QBTC11 on exchange B3.
2021-3-21 23:53 | |
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This year has been a promising one for Bitcoin ETF approvals as yet another exchange-traded fund monitoring the success of the first-ever cryptocurrency will arise – this time, in Brazil. CVM, Brazil’s exchange commission, gave QR Capital’s application the go-ahead, and the commodity, QBTC11, will be live on the Sao Paulo stock exchange. Bitcoin ETFRead More
2021-3-20 13:00 | |
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QR Capital has announced that its bitcoin ETF will list on the Brazilian stock exchange, making it the first such product in Latin America.
2021-3-20 21:58 | |
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Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil better known as CVM today approved the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the Latin American region. The fund in question was applied by asset manThe post Brazil SEC becomes second country to approve Bitcoin ETF appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-3-19 19:00 | |
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Brazil has become the second country in the world to approve a Bitcoin ETF, outpacing the U.S.
2021-3-20 16:27 | |
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CryptoNinjas » LATAM bitcoin exchange Bitso secures insurance policy on users’ crypto deposits Bitso, a Latin America-based bitcoin exchange, today announced that it has purchased an insurance policy on its customers’ crypto-assets, making it the first insured exchange in Latin America.
2021-2-26 22:27 | |
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Founded by brothers Gustavo and Mauricio Chamati in 2013, Mercado Bitcoin has become the largest crypto-currency exchange in Latin America. With the investment received in early...
2021-1-23 10:30 | |
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Mercado Bitcoin, a leading crypto exchange in Latin America, is set to expand its operations into other jurisdictions following a successful investment round. The contributions were over $37 million (200 million BRL).
2021-1-23 21:46 | |
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According to a local Argentinian newspaper Ambito, Ripio, one of the leading crypto firms in the country has purchased BitcoinTrade, reportedly the second-largest exchange in Brazil. The purchase aims to increase Ripio’s market presence and strengthen its operations across Latin America as the leading digital assets service firm.
2021-1-6 19:52 | |
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A study revealed a rising trend in bitcoin (btc) volume trading across Latin America amid the coronavirus pandemic and rising inflation, pushing the figures to record highs and putting Venezuela and Colombia at the top of the ranking.
2020-12-16 22:30 | |
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Bitso, a leading Latin American based crypto exchange platform, founded in 2014, today announced that it closed a $62 million Series B round led by distinguished investment firms Kaszek Ventures and QED Investors.
2020-12-10 02:29 | |
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It turns out that Latin America’s Venezuela and Colombia belong to the top three countries with the highest peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin trading volume on LocalBitcoins. According to a release published by LocalBitcoins, the highest Bitcoin trading volume came from Russia (17.
2020-12-10 01:00 | |
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The hyperinflation stricken and heavily sanctioned Latin American country, Venezuela, has been trading in bitcoin with its allies Turkey and Iran according to local media citing sources at the Central...
2020-12-9 14:41 | |
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Bitcoin yet again led to a criminal's capture, a suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in April 2019 in the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen. The Mexican police officials said the prostitution act that extended across Latin America was busted not by the 2,000 women that Satoyo alleged blackmailed and sexually exploited but the cryptocurrency […] The post The Pandemic Is Accelerating the Use of Cryptocurrencies to Launder Money, says, Officials first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2020-12-9 23:54 | |
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Latin American Bitcoin & Blockchain Conference, LABITCONF is historically the most relevant event in the region. This year, from December 7 to 11, it will seek to replicate the enormous success ofThe post LABITCONF 2020 8th edition with 100% VR experience and animated dissertation appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-11-3 16:30 | |
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Bitcoin mining in Venezuela is now a legal and regulated activity following years of regulatory hostility in the Latin American country. This is according to a new decree from Venezuela’s National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (SUNACRIP), which brings all activities related to crypto mining under its regulatory jurisdiction.
2020-9-24 20:05 | |
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Latin Americans have embraced cryptocurrency as a store of value while their fiat currencies depreciate, a new report shows. Bitcoin adoption in the region is further driven by the lack of banking access and remittance needs.
2020-9-8 17:15 | |
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Venezuela is in economic turmoil, and as monetary inflation proliferates, the Bolivar is becoming increasingly worthless. As a result of all these challenges that the Latin American country is faced with; its citizens have turned to cryptocurrencies to save the day.
2020-8-28 19:54 | |
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The global P2P markets are pumping, with numerous African and Latin American markets touching new all-time highs for volume.
2020-8-13 07:59 | |
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Bitcoin trading activity in South America is still on the rise with Argentina and Venezuela seeing new weekly volume records. With the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating the economic situations in different countries, people are moving increasingly towards hard money assets like Bitcoin (BTC) to preserve wealth or escape currency debasement.
2020-8-11 20:08 | |
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Although back in March, coronavirus seemed like a European problem, it was only a matter of time before it startedContinue Reading The post Bitcoin Could Be Latin America’s Ladder Out of COVID Chaos appeared first on CoinMarketCap Blog.
2020-7-28 12:50 | |
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The reported trading volume in LocalBitcoins is rising in many parts of the world. Latin American economies are leading the way, with Venezuela and Argentina moving big sums of capital into Bitcoin.
2020-7-23 22:46 | |
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Max Webster is an Investor at Version One VC. Webster is focused on investing in and helping entrepreneurs build an open internet, financial system, and energy grid. Prior to Version One, Webster founded Entiende Bitcoin, a consultancy focused on increasing access to bitcoin and stablecoins in Latin America.
2020-6-1 18:00 | |
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During the last two months since the March 12 crypto market rout, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ demand for cryptocurrencies seems to be on the rise in certain regions in Latin America.
2020-5-17 00:14 | |
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Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique.
2020-5-9 16:30 | |
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In the later part of Bitcoin's decade-long existence many parts of Latin America most notably countries like Venezuela have found new use cases for the king coin. The deteriorating economic landscape The post Bitcoin's use diversifies into a 'vehicle currency' helping users acquire fiat appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-5-3 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin has found its strength as a store of value asset and the same value proposition seems to be attracting increased interest from traditional and institutional investors. Over the past decade, BiThe post Primary use-case of Bitcoin in Latin America is 'preservation of wealth' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-4-19 19:00 | |
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Over the years, while cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin has explored different use cases, one of the strongest narratives Bitcoin has been part of involves providing a financial avenue for the world's The post Why Bitcoin's impact on Latin America's unbanked remains 'fairly limited'? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-4-19 15:00 | |
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This week news. Bitcoin. com spoke with George Donnelly from the BCH Latam initiative about his plan to help the people of Latin America “achieve greater individual liberty and prosperity. ” Donnelly explained the BCH Latam initiative aims to generate greater financial inclusion through mass adoption systems and the organization’s gamified adoption app will help with this goal.
2020-2-14 21:00 | |
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A Chinese group is in talks to buy CoinPY, one of the leading Bitcoin mining firms in Latin America
2020-2-14 02:56 | |
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Many Venezuelans have been buying up Bitcoin in ever-increasing numbers to hedge against currency devaluation. An Unparalleled Currency Crisis Venezuela was once one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America, with the highest standard of living on the entire continent.
2020-1-27 23:30 | |
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During the major Latin American crypto conference, Hugo Cuevas notes that crypto payments are getting more popular and so calls 2019 an interesting year
2019-12-16 15:48 | |
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More than 70 speakers will participate in the most influential Blockchain and Bitcoin conference in Latin America. The most significant cryptocurrency and blockchain event in Latin America, laBITThe post Montevideo will host laBITconf 2019 appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-13 11:30 | |
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Canadian blockchain startup, Ledn, opens up Latin American cryptocurrency holders to DAI loans using their digital assets as collateral. According to a published post on Coindesk, the firm will start off by offering Bitcoin (BTC) backed loans in the Ethereum based DAI stablecoin in order to promote the use of crypto across the region. Get […]
2019-10-30 00:15 | |
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Dash is one of the lesser recognized privacy coins but has exhibited some of the strongest use cases and adoption metrics. Despite more popularity residing with ZCash and Monero, Dash has progressed incredibly well.
2019-10-19 21:00 | |
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A Bitcoin ATM has appeared at Miami International Airport — the largest gateway between the U.S. and Latin America
2019-10-16 12:00 | |
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Pedro has been the Regional Head of Latin America since 2018 for the NEM Foundation and has been responsible for scaling NEM’s blockchain technology in many different industries including universities and government.
2019-10-11 10:53 | |
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IOV Labs, the parent company behind RSK Bitcoin smart contract network, and RSK Infrastructure Framework (RIF) has recently acquired Taringa, the major social media platform for Latin America with 30 million users.
2019-10-10 20:44 | |
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IOV Labs, the parent company of Bitcoin smart contract platform RSK, has announced the acquisition of Taringa. As a result, the Hispanic social media network’s 30 million users and 1,000+ active communities will be exposed to dapps, tokenization and P2P trading.
2019-9-28 00:30 | |
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