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'No Middle Ground': Inside Colombia's Race to Become A Major Regional Crypto Market
In 2020, Colombia saw a major boost in crypto use, both as a store of wealth and as a means of transaction.

India May Be Starting Its Biggest Bitcoin Bull Run Yet
India’s crypto trade volumes have soared since the Supreme Court of India lifted banking restrictions for exchanges in March. According to Coin Dance's Paxful and LocalBitcoins volume data, India’s bitcoin peer-to-peer trade volume reached an all-time high in July.

Paxful Chips Away at LocalBitcoins' Russian P2P Market Dominance
Paxful’s year-old foray into Russian crypto markets is paying off for the peer-to-peer exchange.

P2P Exchange LocalBitcoins Adds Crypto Surveillance Tools From Elliptic
Elliptic's tracing software bolsters the peer-to-peer exchange's anti-money laundering safeguards.

LocalBitcoins' Volume Holds Steady Despite Stricter Compliance Procedures
Banning cash transactions and requiring identity verification has not noticeably hurt bitcoin’s oldest operating peer-to-peer exchange, market data shows.

How Bitcoin Fits Into Lebanon’s Banking Crisis
Lebanon's crisis has been raging for years, but the devaluation of the Lebanese pound and a global downturn has made stable financial services even more urgent.

US Homeland Security Charges LocalBitcoins Seller With Money Laundering
Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration officials charged a LocalBitcoins user with laundering more than $140,000 in bitcoin.

Flaws in LocalBitcoins Data Call Into Question Regional Adoption Claims
LocalBitcoins data is a starting point for research, but it isn't conclusive evidence of grassroots adoption.

LocalBitcoins Removes Cash-for-Crypto Trading Option
P2P crypto trading platform LocalBitcoins has reportedly removed an option allowing users to buy or sell cryptocurrencies in person for cash.

LocalBitcoins Bans Bitcoin Buying in Iran in Blow to Rising Crypto Commerce
Another crypto buying and selling service has banned Iranian users, pushing them toward anonymous decentralized exchanges.
