latin america

Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla and Wyre CEO Ioannis Giannaros discuss Bolt’s decision to purchase crypto firm Wyre for $1.5 billion in the largest non-SPAC deal of the industry. They also share plans to develop user-friendly crypto payment services. Plus, a conversation about their efforts in Latin America and Africa and which cryptocurrencies will be adopted for payments. 

11 abr 2022

Coinbase is reportedly looking to acquire 2TM, the owner of Brazil’s largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. “The Hash” hosts discuss the growing interest of crypto firms like Coinbase and Binance in Latin America and why that region is seeing widespread cryptocurrency adoption for peer-to-peer exchanges.

28 mar 2022

U.S. Sens. Jim Risch, Bob Menendez and Bill Cassidy proposed a new act that would require a State Department report on mitigating risks to the U.S. financial system from El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender. The legislation quickly drew a sharp rebuke on Twitter from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele calling the senators "boomers." "The Hash" hosts dive into the history of Latin America and U.S. politics. The crew also discusses the essence of this legislation and how it's less about El Salvador and more about keeping the U.S. dollar the reserve currency.

18 feb 2022

Venture capital investments in crypto and blockchain firms in Latin America reached $653 million in 2021, almost 10 times more than what was invested in 2020, according to the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA). "The Hash" panel discusses the significance of this growth, particularly in regions known for hyperinflation like Venezuela and Argentina.

17 feb 2022

Finanzas

El monto fue casi diez veces superior al registrado en 2020, según la Asociación de Inversión de Capital Privado en América Latina.

Por Andrés Engler16 feb 2022

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second-most populous city, reportedly announced last week he plans to allocate 1% of the city’s treasury reserves to cryptocurrencies. Bruno Ramos de Sousa, Head of Global Expansion at Brazilian crypto asset manager Hashdex, shares insights into what this could mean for bitcoin adoption in Brazil.

21 ene 2022

Polarizing crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun is leaving his brainchild Tron blockchain and instead becoming an ambassador of the Grenada government to the World Trade Organization (WTO). “The Hash” hosts discuss Sun moving to focus on crypto legitimization in Latin American countries, the implications for the Tron Foundation and the state of crypto in Grenada.

18 dic 2021

Marcelo Sampaio, CEO & co-founder of crypto asset manager Hashdex, discusses his bullish outlook for bitcoin despite investor jitters growing over the upcoming Fed decision on combating inflation. Plus, the state of crypto in Latin America and thoughts on stablecoins following Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing.

14 dic 2021

Koinbanx CEO Leo Elduayen and Mercado Bitcoin Director Fabrício Tota join “Community Crypto” to discuss El Salvador’s bitcoin law and blockchain projects and their impact on adoption elsewhere, particularly in Latin America. “What El Salvador is doing is an example for the rest of the countries,” Elduayen said.

24 sept 2021

Edan Yago, a contributor to decentralized bitcoin trading and lending platform Sovryn, discusses his take on the potential positive impact of El Salvador rolling out bitcoin as legal tender despite growing skepticism and local protests just a week ahead of the move taking effect.

31 ago 2021