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Worldcoin Blows up in Chile; Sign-Ups Exceed 1% of the Population
27.9.2023
Worldcoin, the biometric wallet and ID project, has reported that it has signed up more than 1% of the population of Chile. According to the organization, more than 200,000 Chileans are already using Worldcoin, a popularity uptick shared with other South American countries, including Argentina...
Latam Insights: Bitcoin Farm Found at Venezuelan Jail, Bill Protecting Crypto From Seizure Advances in Brazil
25.9.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: a Bitcoin mining farm is discovered during a raid on a Venezuelan jail, a bill that protects crypto from seizure advances in Brazil, and the Chilean police...
Latam Insights: Worldcoin Breaks Records in Argentina, Circle Brings USDC to Chile
4.9.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Worldcoin reaches record verifications in Argentina, Circle partners with Mercado Pago to bring USDC to Chile, and Binance launches a Latam-focused remittance...
Circle Partners With Mercado Pago to Offer USDC to Chilean Customers
1.9.2023
Circle, a financial services company, has announced a new partnership with Mercado Pago, Mercado Libre’s digital payments wallet, to bring the USDC stablecoin to its Chilean customers. The partnership will allow millions of users in Chile to access USDC via Mercado Pago’s services...
Circle launches USDC stablecoin on Mercado Pago in Chile
29.8.2023
The partnership will purportedly bring USDC to 2 million users in Chile
‘High-Net-Worth’ Chileans Growing Crypto Keen, Says Expert
17.8.2023
“High-net-worth-individuals” in Chile are growing increasingly keen on crypto investment, an expert has claimed.
Per America Economia, the comments were made by Christopher Storaker, the CEO of Arch Finance, a crypto investment firm with a presence in the Latin American country.
Storaker...
Česká konkurence Googlu či Microsoftu uspěla v Chile, IceWarp tam může dodávat úřadům
26.5.2023
Česká firma IceWarp, která firmám či úřadům dodává vlastní balík cloudových kancelářských aplikací, uspěla ve schvalovacím řízení chilské vlády a bude moci dodávat své služby chilským státním úřadům. Firma to oznámila v tiskové zprávě
Today in Crypto: Fahrenheit Wins Celsius Acquisition, BTC-e Co-Founder Wants to be Included in a Russia-USA Prisoner Exchange, Bitpanda Joins Hands with Coinbase
25.5.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Fahrenheit Wins Celsius Acquisition, BTC-e Co-Founder Wants to be Included in a Russia-USA Prisoner...
Bitfinex Invests in Chilean Crypto Exchange OrionX to Expand Presence in Latin America
24.5.2023
Orionx plans to expand into Mexico, Peru and Colombia by 2024
Bitfinex partnership pushes crypto adoption in Latin America
24.5.2023
Bitfinex announced a new investment in the Chile-based crypto exchange in an effort to boost crypto adoption in Latin America
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Expands Crypto Trading to Chile
29.3.2023
The company launched the service in partnership with Ripio, a regional crypto firm
Cestovatelský Daytrip expandoval do Brazílie, Argentiny a Chile a hlásí obrat půl miliardy Kč
9.3.2023
S tím, jak se po pandemii obnovila chuť lidí cestovat, vstala z popela také česká služba Daytrip. Ta cestovatelům nabízí přepravu soukromými auty s lokálními řidiči
Blockchain Technology: The Future of Latin America's Financial System
30.1.2023
Roger Manuel Benites is a development director at The Blockchain Center, a 503(c) non-profit organization specializing in the education and adoption of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital asset technologies.__________...
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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Still Fighting Private Banks for Right to Open Bank Accounts in Chile
13.1.2023
The conflict between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges in Chile is still developing, as some banks are reticent to serve this kind of institution. A new report prepared by exchanges reports that most of these banks refuse to include crypto companies as customers for risks that are nevertheless...
Cryptocurrency Rose Ranks in Popularity as Investment Option in Chile in 2022
10.1.2023
Cryptocurrencies rose in popularity in Chile, according to a survey from global consulting firm Bain & Company. The survey found that crypto is ranked as the third most popular investment asset among Chileans, only behind investment funds, which were the most popular investment option, and real...
The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
22.12.2022
Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development
Victory of President-Elect ‘Lula’ in Brazil Might Bring the Rise of a Common Currency for Latam
1.11.2022
The victory President-Elect Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva obtained on Oct. 30 over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil might open the gates for the proposal of a single currency for the countries of Latam. Lula announced this as part of his campaign, preaching the utility of a common currency as...
After Years of Uncertainty, Cryptocurrency Exchanges Can Open Bank Accounts in Chile
30.10.2022
After years of court battles in Chile, a cryptocurrency exchange has managed to open a bank account in Bci, a financial institution that established a protocol to serve these businesses. The first exchange that opened a bank account with the institution was Buda, a local exchange, which satisfied...
Fintech Bill Approved and Ready to Be Sanctioned in Chile
18.10.2022
A fintech bill, which seeks to regulate fintech and cryptocurrency-related activities in Chile, has been approved by the deputy chamber of the congress, leaving it ready to be sanctioned by the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric. According to individuals in the sector, the bill is directed...
Hong Kong Protects Local Currency in Forex Market Amid Capital Flight to US Dollar
29.9.2022
Following the Bank of England explaining that it would be meddling in U.K. bond markets and the Bank of Japan defending the yen in the foreign exchange market last week, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) revealed it intervened in forex markets on Wednesday. Hong Kong’s central bank...