Marina Lammertyn

Marina Lammertyn is a CoinDesk reporter based in Argentina, where she covers the Latin American crypto ecosystem. She worked at Reuters News Agency and has authored enterprise stories featured in local and international media such as The New York Times. Marina has also written and hosted tech-themed podcasts featured on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, among other platforms. She graduated from the Catholic University of Argentina. She holds no crypto.

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Las stablecoins ganan terreno en América Latina ante la inflación mientras crecen entre los negocios europeos

A pesar del reciente mercado bajista y las turbulencias bancarias, los usuarios y compañías en América Latina y Europa siguen adoptando stablecoins, aunque de distintas maneras.

Pegging the dollar (Getty Images)

Finance

Stablecoins Gain Traction as Inflationary Shield in Latin America With Growth in Europe

Despite the bear market and the latest banking turbulence, users in Latin America and Europe continue to embrace stablecoins, but in a very different way.

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Latin American Stablecoin Adoption Expected to Grow Amid High Inflation

Crypto winter didn’t slow down stablecoin use in Latin America in 2022.

Latin America (Leon Overwheel/Unsplash)

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NFTs Are Going Big in Latin America Amid a Crypto Boom

Different companies and organizations are incorporating non-fungible tokens into users' daily lives, not speculating.

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Argentina Dismantles Illegal Crypto Mining Operation, Arrests 40

The country’s tax collection agency has seized cash and crypto mining equipment in a series of raids.

Argentina flag (Unsplash)

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Latin American Exchange Lemon Integrates With NFT Marketplace TravelX to Allow Airline Ticket Purchases

Users of Lemon will be able to purchase up to two tickets per person and receive 50% cashback in bitcoin.

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

Policy

Argentina’s Tax Authority Conducts First-Ever Raids on Secret Crypto Miners

According to the agency, three crypto farms with irregularities were uncovered last week in the South American country.

Argentina flag (Unsplash)

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Argentina Ethereum Conference Highlights Crypto’s Growing Reach in the Country

The country continues to serve as a hotbed of crypto innovation even as it faces its latest financial crisis. ETHLatam drew more than 4,000 people.

(Marina Lammertyn/CoinDesk)

Policy

Buenos Aires to Deploy Ethereum Validator Nodes in 2023

The initiative aims to research and develop adaptive regulation for the crypto ecosystem, the government said.

Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Finance

Chileans Take Refuge in Stablecoins Amid Economic Turmoil

Latin America's steadiest economy in the last three decades is suffering a slump. Locals are turning to crypto for protection.

Bandera de Chile. (Luis Villasmil/Unsplash)

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