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Brazilian crypto industry gets regulatory clarity amid global uncertainty
As the global crypto community is still licking its wounds from the FTX collapse, a liquidity crisis continues to spread…
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El Salvador’s pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele announces reelection bid
In an Independence Day live streaming event on Sept. 15, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced his bid for reelection…
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Brazilian central banker describes how CBDC system can halt bank runs
In a paper recently published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Fabio Araujo, an economist at the Central Bank…
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Paraguay paves the way for crypto regulation despite internal opposition
Paraguay is viewed by many as a potential hot spot for cryptocurrency adoption due to low electricity costs and relatively…
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Argentina’s central bank steps in to block new crypto offerings from banks
The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) has put the kibosh on financial institutions offering crypto trading only days after two…
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Cuban central bank makes it official: VASP licensing coming in May
In a move that could potentially foster the growth of Cuba’s nascent tech industry, the Banco Central de Cuba (BCC),…
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Tribal partners with Visa to expand credit options for businesses
Crypto-focused enterprise payment platform Tribal Credit has partnered with Visa to expand credit and financing options for small- and medium-sized…
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NFTs, payments and conferences: Crypto in Latin America in 2021
In 2021, Latin America saw a soaring rise in crypto adoption among the 20 countries and 14 dependencies that make…
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P2P payments spurred crypto adoption across Venezuela in 2021
For Venezuela, 2021 has been a year of considerable changes at the microeconomic level, where even more than in 2020,…
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2021: A year of mass adoption for cryptocurrencies in Brazil
Throughout 2021, the Brazilian cryptocurrency market managed to distance itself from the police pages and finally win acceptance with the…
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