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Business

Brazil

Singapore-Based Crypto Exchange Bitget Opens Operations in Brazil

The company has integrated with the government’s payment system Pix and has started to allow crypto purchases with Brazilian reals.

By Paulo Alves

Sponsored

Nov 16, 2022 at 2:44 p.m. UTC

Nov 16, 2022

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Business

Latin america

SenseiNode Raises $3.6M as LatAm’s First Blockchain Infrastructure Firm

The company, operational for six months, already works with 11 protocols and plans to deploy 500 nodes by the end of 2022.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Apr 6, 2022 at 8:44 p.m. UTC

Apr 6, 2022

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Business

Venture capital

Venture capital: las inversiones en cripto en América Latina alcanzaron los $653 millones en 2021

El monto fue casi diez veces superior al registrado en 2020, según la Asociación de Inversión de Capital Privado en América Latina.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Feb 16, 2022 at 5:25 p.m. UTC

Feb 16, 2022

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Business

Venture capital

Crypto Gains Ground in Latin America Amid Venture Capital Boom

Venture capital funds invested more than $6 billion in Latin America in the first half of 2021, versus $4 billion in all of 2020.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Sep 29, 2021 at 6:23 p.m. UTC

Sep 29, 2021

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Business

Latin america

Crypto Exchange Bitso Hires Facebook Veteran as First COO

The company, which also announced the hiring of a new public policy head, said Vaughan Smith would focus on expanding Bitso’s business in Brazil.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Aug 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 30, 2021

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Markets

Latin america

El Salvador Will Not Require Bitcoin Acceptance, President Bukele Confirms

In contrast to the original law, the government will not force any of the nation’s residents to receive the cryptocurrency as a form of payment, the president said Monday.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Aug 23, 2021 at 5:58 p.m. UTC

Aug 23, 2021

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Markets

Brazil

Binance Suspends Futures in Brazil Citing Regulatory Requirements

The product was removed in response to an order from the Brazilian Securities Commission.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Aug 20, 2021 at 9:18 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2021

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Markets

Latin america

Bitcoin Use Will Be 'Totally Optional' in El Salvador, Finance Minister Says

According to Alejandro Zelaya, businesses will not be penalized if they do not accept bitcoin.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Aug 18, 2021 at 9:22 p.m. UTC

Aug 18, 2021

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Markets

Latin america

Leading Latin American Venture Firm Kaszek Makes First DeFi Investment

The fund led a $3 million investment in Exactly, a startup building a decentralized credit protocol.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Aug 12, 2021 at 9:04 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2021

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Markets

Latin america

Senador de Uruguay propone proyecto de ley para regular el uso de criptomonedas

El texto, presentado por el senador oficialista Juan Sartori, incluye un marco regulatorio para los exchanges de criptomonedas y los mineros.

By Andrés Engler

Sponsored

Aug 6, 2021 at 5:10 p.m. UTC

Aug 6, 2021

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