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How This Man Brought Life to Colombian Communities With Crypto

Borrowdale Group Inc founder Zac Borrowdale and Decaf co-founder Rick Martin join CoinDesk to discuss the significance of crypto's real-life use cases and how they managed to solve a banking problem in rural communities in Colombia with cryptocurrency.

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Sam Altman's Worldcoin Violated Data Policies, Colombia Regulator Says

Worldcoin is currently collecting data of individuals with its Orb device in 25 locations of the Latin American country.

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Mastercard's Crypto Card Partnership With Binance Is Ending

Multiple news outlets are reporting that payments giant Mastercard is terminating its partnership with crypto exchange Binance on co-branded crypto card offerings in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Bahrain starting Sept. 22. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the state of Binance as the exchange faces pressure from regulators across the globe.

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Crypto’s ‘Illusory Appeal’ Should Be Met by Regulation, Not Bans, BIS Study Says

Bitcoin ETFs could boost adoption because digital assets offer an escape route for state-imposed capital controls, a grouping of central bankers from the Americas said.

Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world (Flickr)

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Near to Help Colombian Web3 Social Network Blumer Build Token Infrastructure

Users will be able to convert Blumer tokens for other cryptocurrencies and withdraw to wallets.

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Colombia’s Central Bank Partners with Ripple to Explore Blockchain Use Cases

The Latin American country will conduct a pilot to test Ripple's technology for its high-value payments system.

Bandera de Colombia. (Flavia Carpio/Unsplash)

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Near Foundation Joins Processed Foods Giant Grupo Nutresa to Unveil Web3 Loyalty Program in Latin America

It is the first open-source loyalty program using the Near protocol and aims to reach one million consumers throughout the region.

(Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

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In the Colombian Andes, Figuring Out How Crypto Can Save the Climate

Earnest eco-crypto nerds at a three-day retreat attempted to resolve interoperability among crypto-climate projects.

A hummingbird nesting in the main room for the crypto eco retreat at Tierra de Agua in Cocorna, Colombia. (Milton Giraldo, edited by CoinDesk)

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Colombia Explores Creating a CBDC to Combat Tax Evasion

As part of a tax reform program, the government of the South American country also plans to impose limits on cash transactions.

Bandera de Colombia. (Flavia Carpio/Unsplash)

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