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As Argentina Embraces Blockchain, Emphasis on Politics Remains

A recent conference highlights how bitcoin and blockchain may be a means to the same end for Argentina's entrepreneurs.

LaBitConf, 2016

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South America's Biggest Stock Exchange Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

The biggest name in Latin America's securities exchange trade is gearing up to explore blockchain.

BM, Stock Market

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Blockchain Trials Accelerate as South America Sees Ethereum Uptake

Ethereum-focused startup ConsenSys is making inroads bringing the blockchain to South America.

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Bitcoin Websites Experience Service Outage in Venezuela

Various bitcoin sites experienced downtime over roughly four hours yesterday due to what appears to be a DNS server error at a major ISP.

website down, error

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CEX.io Launches Bitcoin Exchange Service in Latin America

Bitcoin exchange CEX.io has partnered with AstroPay to launch local currency account deposits and withdrawals in Latin America.

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Wences Casares: The Bitcoin-Obsessed Serial Entrepreneur

Wences Casares, serial entrepreneur and founder of bitcoin security company Xapo, tells CoinDesk why he is "obsessed" with bitcoin.

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Argentina's Largest Local Social Network Taringa Adds Bitcoin

Argentinean social network Taringa will tip its content creators in bitcoin following a partnership with wallet and custodial service provider Xapo.

Argentina, social

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Brazil's Tecnisa Becomes the Biggest Bitcoin Merchant in Latin America

Brazilian real estate developer Tecnisa is Latin America's largest merchant by annual revenue – and now it accepts bitcoin.

Tecnisa

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Why Brazil's Bitcoin Market is Struggling to Ignite

CoinDesk speaks to members of Brazil's bitcoin ecosystem to explore the challenges facing domestic startups.

Brazil

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Bitcoin Fails to Impress Bankers at Peruvian Startup Challenge

Latin America's bitcoin economy may be expanding, but overall awareness remains low, one startup's story shows.

Peru

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