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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Markets

Colombia's First Commercial Bank Will Let Users Transfer Money to Crypto Exchange

Banco de Bogotá will allow money transfers with crypto exchange Buda.com as part of a pilot program in August.

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Markets

Mexico Regulator Says 12 Crypto Exchanges Are Operating Illegally

The companies, whose names weren’t disclosed, are not registered with the agency, the Financial Intelligence Unit said.

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Finance

Burger King Brazil Will Accept Dogecoin for 'Dogpper' Dog Food

Each tasty treat costs 3 DOGE, or roughly 60 cents.

A promo image from Burger King Brazil advertising its DOGE payment option.

Finance

A16z Leads $20M Bet That Celo’s Valora Becomes a ‘Global Gateway to Crypto’

The digital wallet has been spun out of parent company cLabs with some fresh funding.

Mockups of Celo's Valora app

Markets

Las instalaciones de cajeros automáticos de criptomonedas aumentaron más de 70% en 2021

El dato supera a lo registrado en 2020, a pesar de que quedan cinco meses para que finalice el año, según datos de Coin ATM Radar.

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Markets

Tesla, de Elon Musk, mantiene su posición en Bitcoin de $1.300 millones en el segundo trimestre

En la presentación de sus resultados, la compañía informó que no vendió las participaciones que posee en la criptomoneda.

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Markets

Binance reduce el límite de apalancamiento a 20x, un día después de que FTX anunciara lo mismo

El exchange de criptomonedas lo impuso para nuevos usuarios y lo extenderá gradualmente a todos sus clientes.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Markets

Argentinian Crypto Exchange Lemon Cash Raises $16M to Expand in Latin America

The company plans to expand its operations n Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay by the end of 2022.

Borja Martel Seward y Marcelo Cavazzoli, cofundadores de Lemon Cash.

Markets

Brazilian Police Seize $33M in Crypto Money Laundering Probe

The Brazilian judiciary authorized freezing accounts and taking assets from two individuals and 17 companies.

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Markets

Colombia Central Bank Launches Blockchain Bond Project

Banco de la Republica is working with IDB Group and Banco Davivienda on the project.

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