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

Spain’s Central Bank Opens Call for Proposals for Wholesale CBDC Project

The proposal period will be open until Jan. 31 for financial institutions and tech providers.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Argentine Government Creates National Blockchain Committee

The initiative seeks to promote the development of public policies and technological solutions based on blockchain technology.

Argentina has created a national committee to help develop blockchain technology. (Unsplash)

Finance

Argentine Crypto Exchange Lemon Sheds Roughly 100 Jobs, Cites Challenging Industry Conditions

Reasons for the 38% cut also include uncertainty in the venture capital market, CEO Marcelo Cavazzoli said.

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

Finance

Argentine Fintech Uala Launches Bitcoin, Ether Trading Feature

The service will be available to 4.5 million users in the South American country in the coming weeks.

(Ualá)

Finance

Zero Hash Launches Operations in Brazil as First Step in Latin America

After opening an office in São Paulo, the company now plans to offer execution, settlement and liquidity solutions to clients in the South American country.

San Pablo, Brasil. (Unsplash)

Finance

Brazil’s Largest Digital Lender Nubank to Roll Out Own Token to 70M Users in 2023

Named Nucoin, the new token will be used to offer discounts and perks to customers.

Nubank lanzará su propio token. (Nubank)

Finance

Argentina's State-Owned Energy Company Moves Into Crypto Mining

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.

Producción de energía en Vaca Muerta, Argentina. (Photo by Ricardo Ceppi/Getty Images)

Finance

Telefónica, Spain's Largest Telco, Allows Purchases With Crypto, Invests in Local Exchange Bit2Me

The company activated purchases with crypto on its technology marketplace after adding a payment feature provided by Bit2Me.

Casa central de Telefónica en Madrid. (Cristina Arias/Getty Images)

Finance

NFT Marketplace TravelX Launches With Tickets From Low-Cost Argentinian Airline Flybondi

The platform hopes to offer the inventory of 60 more airlines within the next 12 months.

TravelX es un marketplace para productos de viaje tokenizados. (Gary Lopater/Unsplash)

Markets

El Salvador Buys Back $565M Worth of Bonds, Plans to Launch New Offering in 8 Weeks

The bond repurchase is seen as an attempt by El Salvador to dispel rumors of a potential default on its debt.

El lanzamiento de los bonos bitcoin de El Salvador continúa demorado. (Esaú González, Unsplash)