South America


Finance

Spanish Exchange Bit2Me Buys Peruvian Crypto Exchange, Eyes Targets in Latin America

Following the acquisition of a majority stake in Fluyez, the company is looking for purchasing opportunities in Chile, Colombia and Uruguay.

Leif Ferreira, CEO de Bit2Me, y Luis Eduardo Berrospi, CEO de Fluyez. (Bit2Me)

Policy

Paraguayan Senate Passes Bill Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading

The text must now be approved or vetoed by the country’s executive branch.

Bandera de Paraguay. (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Half of Latin Americans Have Used Cryptocurrencies, Mastercard Survey Shows

Fifty-one percent of consumers in Latin America made at least one transaction with cryptocurrencies.

Latin America (Leon Overwheel/Unsplash)

Finance

Why Latin American Crypto Exchanges Are Doubling Down on Yield Products

Despite inflation and macroeconomic instability, regional companies offer interest rates of up to 15% on different stablecoins, well above their global competitors.

Exchanges latinoamericanos ofrecen tasas de rendimiento cripto más altas que las sus pares en otras regiones. (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Huobi Global Acquires Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitex

The crypto exchange is seeking to expand in Latin America, but Bitex will continue to operate under the same name and with its current management team.

Huobi is expanding in Latin America with its acquisition of Bitex. (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Top Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Lays Off 80 Employees

The company, which had more than 700 workers before the cuts, counts four million users in the region.

Daniel Vogel, CEO y cofundador de Bitso. (Bitso)

Policy

Paraguayan Bill Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading Moves Closer to Law

The legislation was approved with modifications in the country’s Chamber of Deputies and will now return to the Senate, which had passed it in December.

Bandera de Paraguay. (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)

Videos

How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin

THNDR Games CEO & Co-founder Desiree Dickerson discusses building play-to-earn games like SATSSS and Thunder Bay on the Bitcoin blockchain using the layer 2 Lightning Network. Dickerson explains the emphasis on mobile gaming for mass adoption and why the company has seen sizable popularity in Central and South American markets. 

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Opinion

Why Is the IMF So Afraid of Cryptocurrency?

The IMF is not a neutral aid organization, but the economic arm of a vast power structure. Crypto threatens that power.

A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid."


Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto VC Investments in Latin America Grew Almost Tenfold in 2021 to $653M

Consumer-facing crypto exchanges and retail trading platforms received the majority of funding, according to the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America.

Latin America (Leon Overwheel/Unsplash)

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