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Soros-Backed Argentine Neobank Uala Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Services
8.11.2022
Uala, an Argentine neobank backed by George Soros, has launched cryptocurrency trading services for its users in Argentina. Customers of the company with the highest loyalty levels are now able to trade, purchase, and sell bitcoin and ether through Uala’s platform. The service is expected...
Argentine Digital Peso Proposal: Eliminate Tax Evasion by Digitizing the Full Fiat Currency Supply
7.11.2022
A proposal to eliminate the physical representation of the Argentine Peso, in order to streamline specific state processes and reduce tax evasion, has been presented by former banker Carlos Maria De Los Santos. The plan, identified as “Argentine Digital Peso,” also predicts that...
Fintech argentina Ualá habilita la compraventa de bitcoin y ether
4.11.2022
El servicio estará disponible para 4,5 millones de usuarios en el país sudamericano en las próximas semanas
Argentina Tax Officers Find $20m Worth of Crypto Mining Hardware on Livestock Farm
4.11.2022
The tax body of Argentina is continuing its crackdown on unregistered crypto mining – and has swooped on a livestock and cereal farm to uncover some $20 million worth of coin-mining hardware.
In a government notice, the national tax authority, known locally as the AFIP, explained that...
Argentine Tax Authority AFIP Notified 4,000 Crypto Holders to Ammend Their Tax Statements
31.10.2022
The Argentine Tax Authority (AFIP) is ramping up its fight against cryptocurrency-related tax evasion. On Oct. 28, the organization informed it had sent notifications to 3,997 taxpayers about incongruencies between their tax statements and reports on their cryptocurrency holdings. These statements...
Argentinian Customs Officials Seize 342 Crypto Mining Rigs
26.10.2022
Customs officers in Argentina have seized a haul of 342 crypto mining rigs as the nation continues its recent crackdown on illegal miners.
The state news agency Télam reported that swoop was conducted by the General Directorate of Customs (DGA) and the nation’s tax body, the Federal Administration...
Tokens de selecciones latinoamericanas suben de precio antes de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA
25.10.2022
Si bien los tokens de los fanáticos no representan la propiedad de los equipos de fútbol, sí brindan acceso a varios beneficios específicos para hinchas
Chainalysis: Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in Latam
24.10.2022
According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic problems that both countries are facing. 34% of the “small” transactions include...
Santander Proposes Project to Tokenize and Trade Properties With the Brazilian CBDC
24.10.2022
Santander, the Spain-based bank, has presented a project to use tokenization in tandem with the digital real, the proposed Brazilian cryptocurrency, in order to facilitate property transactions. The proposal, part of the LIFT challenge, would be focused on simplifying the sale of real estate...
Argentina desmantela una instalación ilegal de minería de criptomonedas y detiene a 40 personas
21.10.2022
En una causa que también investiga el robo de electricidad, la agencia de recaudación de impuestos incautó dinero en efectivo y equipamiento de minería
Argentina Dismantles Illegal Crypto Mining Operation, Apprehends 40
21.10.2022
The country’s tax collection agency is investigating electricity theft, and seized cash and crypto mining equipment in the raids
Argentina to Launch ‘Fair Prices’ Program to Battle Raging Inflation Numbers
18.10.2022
The government of Argentina has begun to act in several directions to control the raging inflation numbers registered this year. Sergio Massa, minister of treasury, proposed a program called “Fair Prices,” to force retailers and producers to establish a fixed price on various products...
Argentina Introduces New Exchange Rates to the Mix — ‘Qatar’ and ‘Coldplay’ Dollars Go Against IMF’s Warnings
14.10.2022
The government of Argentina, which is currently applying dollar exchange controls, has added two new dollar exchange rates into its arsenal: the “Qatar” and “Coldplay” dollars. However, Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made...
Argentinian Tax Authority Strengthens Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Miners
13.10.2022
Argentina’s tax body has bolstered its ongoing crackdown on crypto miners who do not declare their operations – and looks set to make good on the government’s pledge to ensure that all crypto-related activity in the nation is taxed....
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Interoperable QR Payments Reach Record Number in Argentina
12.10.2022
Interoperable QR payments, a system that allows all digital wallets in Argentina to make payments in several stores, reached a record number in September. According to official numbers, 3.15 million payments were completed using this system, including cryptocurrency-based payments that exchanges...
Empresa estatal de energía en Argentina incursiona en minería cripto
4.10.2022
YPF está suministrando energía para una operación de minería cripto de 1MW y planea lanzar un segundo proyecto ocho veces más grande antes de fin de año
Argentine Oil Subsidiary YPF Luz Powering Bitcoin Mining Activities With Residual Gas
4.10.2022
YPF Luz, a subsidiary of the Argentine state oil company YPF, is currently piloting a project to power bitcoin mining operations with residual gas. The initiative, which is currently being tested in Vaca Muerta, one of the biggest oil fields in the country, seeks to take advantage of this byproduct...
Argentina's State-Owned Energy Company Moves Into Crypto Mining
3.10.2022
YPF is currently supplying power for a 1 megawatt operation and plans to launch a second project eight times larger before the end of the year
UFC fighter El Ninja to become first argentinian athlete paid in crypto
27.9.2022
Beyond the Octagon, Guido Cannetti fights Argentina's 78% inflation rate with USDC stablecoin
Digital Neobank Nubank Reaches 70 Million Customers in Latam; Almost 2 Million Have Purchased Crypto
27.9.2022
Nubank, a Brazil-based digital bank, has announced a new milestone in its operations. The company announced that it has reached 70 million customers in Latam, making it one of the biggest financial institutions of its kind in Brazil. The company also announced that almost 2 million of its customers...