Caribbean


Marchés

Huobi Token Surges After Crypto Exchange Discloses Airdrop of Dominica Coin

The deal is noteworthy partly because of its connections to crypto billionaire Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain where the Caribbean island's new token will initially reside.

The Caribbean island of Dominica is issuing a new digital token that will be airdropped to users of the Huobi exchange.  (Dominica Ministry of Tourism)

Juridique

Bitcoin Cash Could Be Legal Tender in St. Kitts by March, Prime Minister Says

The Caribbean nation could join El Salvador and the Central African Republic in backing crypto.

Beach at long haul bay Nevis island, St.Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean (Westend61/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Huobi Tweets Plan to Move to Caribbean

Dominica, Panama and the Bahamas are the frontrunners, according to Justin Sun, who advises the company.

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Vidéos

Could Curacao Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?

Pete Kroll, crypto OG and director of BTC Curacao, which strives to teach the people and businesses of Curacao about bitcoin, discusses his take on the state of crypto in the Caribbean islands and why it could be gravitating toward digital currencies. Plus, the potential opportunities and challenges of bitcoin adoption in Latin America as El Salvador's currency law rolls out in three weeks.

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Cubans Using Crypto to Help Compatriots Amid Health Crisis and Economic Embargo

As their economy collapses, some Cubans protesting their government are turning to bitcoin, USDT, litecoin, Tron, and bitcoin cash to get donations to people who need them.

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Technologies

ChromaWay Expands Effort to Put Latin American Land Records on the Blockchain

The Swedish startup is working with the IDB and local agencies to make land ownership more transparent in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Marchés

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to Test Blockchain Legal Tender

The ECCB is about to conduct a pilot for a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in preparation for a planned full rollout.

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Marchés

Prime Minister's Son to Head Barbados Blockchain Startup

Barbados-based payments startup Bitt has hired Rawdon Adams, the son of an ex-prime minister, as its new CEO.

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Marchés

How a Tiny Island Could Give Cryptocurrency a Big Boost

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson discusses how efforts in the Caribbean to harness public blockchain tech could lead to regional transformation.

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Marchés

Bitt Reveals Big Plans for Cross-Caribbean Blockchain Settlement Network

A new partnership could be step one in a larger bid to unite some of the Caribbean's biggest financial institutions with blockchain tech.

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