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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Policy

El Salvador’s President: ‘First Steps’ Being Made to Power Bitcoin Mining With Volcanic Energy

Nayib Bukele tweeted a video showing progress towards an idea he first floated in June.

Nayib Bukele asiste a la Asamblea Legislativa  por su segundo aniversario en el poder (Foto de Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Policy

Central Bank of Chile Sets Up Team to Study CBDC Issuance

The team will present a white paper in first-quarter 2022 stating the objectives, requirements and regulations for the development of a digital currency.

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Finance

Brazilian Investment Bank BTG Pactual Launches Crypto Platform

Mynt, which will be available in the last quarter of 2021, will initially allow exposure to bitcoin and ether.

BTG Pactual's office

Finance

Latin American Crypto Firm Ripio Raises $50M to Accelerate Regional Expansion

The company plans to open operations in Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay later this year.

Sebastian Serrano, fundador y CEO de Ripio. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Tech

Paxful Integrates Lightning Network for Bitcoin Transactions

The service will be available for transactions between individuals and to pay for goods and services.

(Slavica/E+/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitso Is Providing the ‘Core Service’ for El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet

The company will also work with Silvergate Bank to facilitate transactions in U.S. dollars

A person purchases a bottle of Coca-Cola from a shop that accepts Bitcoin in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal. Photographer: Cristina Baussan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

Panamanian Congressman Presents Bill to Regulate Crypto

Gabriel Silva drafted legislation proposing the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment for civil and commercial operations.

Panama Congressman Gabriel Silva (Rep-7)

Policy

Who Are the Main Opponents and Supporters of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law?

President Nayib Bukele’s new law faces plenty of internal critics. Much of his support comes from outside the country.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - AUGUST 27: A veteran holds a sticker against Bitcoin during a protest against the bitcoin law by veterans of the Salvadoran civil war on August 27, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. The new bitcoin law should come into force on September 7. (Photo by Roque Alvarenga/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Policy

As El Salvador Enacts Bitcoin Law, Locals Remain Confused About Implementation

“One thing is what the president says, and another is what the law establishes.”

Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images

Finance

Argentina’s IOL Invertironline Plans to Add Crypto Trading

The so-called E*Trade of Argentina said in its most recent earnings call it will add crypto trading powered by a third party.

Argentina-based investing app IOL invertironline is adding crypto buying and selling. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash)