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Finance

Tokenized Asset Issuer Backed to Offer Crypto RWAs in LatAm With eNor Securities

ENor Securities, an exchange based in El Salvador, will offer Backed’s bTokens to retail investors in Latin America.

Latin America (Leon Overwheel/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance to Withdraw Debit Card in Latin America, Middle East

The cryptocurrency exchange said the card service will terminate in the Middle East on Aug. 25 and in Latin America on Sept. 21.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

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)

Policy

Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF

The IMF recommended that countries focus on addressing the drivers of crypto demand and unmet digital payment needs.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Raises $15M to Grow in Spain and Latin America

The investment round included Telefónica Ventures, the investment arm of Spain’s largest telecommunications company Telefónica.

Bit2Me CEO, Leif Ferreira. (Bit2Me)

Finance

Num Finance Raises $1.5M, Will Expand Stablecoins in Latin America, Middle East

Decentralized finance protocol Num Finance will offer stablecoins in Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Mexican peso and Bahrain dinar within the next month.

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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.

(Getty Images)

Finance

Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Expands Crypto Trading to Chile

The company launched the service in partnership with Ripio, a regional crypto firm.

Bandera de Chile. (Unsplash)

Finance

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)

Opinion

Worldwide Grassroots Projects Can Lead Crypto Recovery

Crypto is not hurting lower income and marginalized communities, but instead providing them with new tools - through innovative governance models and tokenomics - to regain control from historically oppressive financial systems.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)