Andrés Engler

Andrés Engler is a CoinDesk editor based in Argentina, where he covers the Latin American crypto ecosystem. He follows the regional scene of startups, funds and corporations. His work has been featured in La Nación newspaper and Monocle magazine, among other media. He graduated from the Catholic University of Argentina. He holds BTC.

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Finance

Chia Network to Help Costa Rican Government Track Climate Change

The blockchain and smart transaction platform will supply technical services for the Central American country’s climate change metrics system.

Costa Rica (Sterlinglanier Lanier/Unsplash)

Finance

Latin American Proptech La Haus to Accept Bitcoin for Property Purchases

The company plans to expand cryptocurrency acceptance soon to more properties in its inventory of more than 80,000 listings.

Los cofundadores de La Haus: Jerónimo Uribe, Rodrigo Sanchez-Rios y Tomás Uribe (La Haus)

Finance

Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin to Issue 2 Renewable Energy Tokens: Report

The country’s largest crypto exchange is working with local energy trader Comerc to launch the first token as early as December.

Roberto Dagnoni, CEO y presidente ejecutivo de 2TM Group, la empresa holding de Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)

Policy

Spain’s Central Bank Requesting Financial Institutions to Outline Crypto Plans Until 2024: Report

The Spanish financial authority is asking banks to report on their business relationships with crypto service providers and exposure to crypto.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process

Hundreds of Salvadorans say hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele’s government.

Un cajero automático Chivo en San Salvador, El Salvador (Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Finance

Brazilian Ride-Hailing Giant 99 to Enable Bitcoin Trading

Users of the 99Pay digital wallet will be able to sell and buy bitcoin commission-free starting next week.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange OSL Launches Operations in Latin America

The exchange is looking to address growing demand among institutional investors.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ASSY/Pixabay)

Finance

DeFi Protocol Element Finance Raises $32M in Series A Round

Polychain Capital led the round, which also included Andreessen Horowitz and other previous investors.

Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee

Finance

Brazilians Have Acquired $4B in Cryptocurrencies in 2021, Central Bank Says

Total crypto assets held by Brazilians amount to nearly $50 billion now, compared to $16 billion held in U.S. stocks.

brazil map

Finance

Argentinian Entrepreneur Tries to Take His Tipping App Global With Lightning Network

With 300,000 local users, Cafecito was preparing to expand regionally. But the possibilities opened up by bitcoin have made its young founder more ambitious.

Damian Catanzaro, the creator of tipping app Cafecito (Catanzaro)