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Markets

Brazil

Consensus 2021: Crypto Is Booming in Brazil, but Regulations Lag Behind

Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has already traded $5 billion in the first quarter of 2021 alone compared to $1.2 billion in all of 2020.

By Sandali Handagama

Sponsored

May 7, 2021 at 5:39 p.m. UTC

May 7, 2021

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Business

E-commerce

E-Commerce Giant MercadoLibre Discloses $7.8M Bitcoin Buy

The Latin American retailer said the purchase was in the last quarter.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

May 5, 2021 at 8:21 p.m. UTC

May 5, 2021

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Markets

Brazil

$2.2B Bitso Becomes First Crypto Unicorn in Latin America

The Mexico-based company said it is now valued at $2.2 billion, making it the first cryptocurrency company in the region to exceed a value of $1 billion.

By Sandali Handagama

Sponsored

May 5, 2021 at 2:10 p.m. UTC

May 5, 2021

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Business

Blockchain technology

Citi Completes Cross-Border Payments Pilot Using LACChain

Citi teamed with the Inter-American Development Bank to send cross-border payments between the U.S. and Latin America.

By Jamie Crawley

Sponsored

Apr 8, 2021 at 3:09 p.m. UTC

Apr 8, 2021

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Business

Latin america

EOS Builder Block.one Joins Enterprise Blockchain Alliance in Latin America

The LACChain EOSIO network is due to be released for enterprise use within the next few weeks.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Feb 25, 2021 at 9:08 p.m. UTC

Feb 25, 2021

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Business

Acquisitions

Bitso Buys Gibraltar-Based Crypto Derivatives Platform Quedex

Mexico City-based Bitso plans to incorporate Quedex’s high-performance trading engine across the exchange.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Feb 11, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 11, 2021

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Markets

Latin america

La carrera de Colombia por convertirse en un mercado líder de criptomonedas en la región

Durante el año 2020, Colombia experimentó un gran incremento del uso de criptomonedas como reserva de valor y con fines transaccionales.

By Sandali Handagama

Sponsored

Jan 13, 2021 at 5:45 p.m. UTC

Jan 13, 2021

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Business

Brazil

Argentina's Ripio Acquires Second-Largest Crypto Exchange in Brazil

Ripio has acquired BitcoinTrade in a bid to increase its footprint across the frothy Latin American crypto market.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Jan 5, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 5, 2021

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Markets

Argentina

Las criptomonedas crecen en la problemática economía de Argentina

La industria de la criptografía de Argentina registró volúmenes comerciales récord este año, en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19 y las dificultades económicas.

By Sandali Handagama

Sponsored

Dec 15, 2020 at 3:12 p.m. UTC

Dec 15, 2020

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Markets

Argentina

Crypto Is Booming in Economically Challenged Argentina

Argentina's crypto industry saw record trading volumes this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and economic hardship.

By Sandali Handagama

Sponsored

Dec 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Dec 14, 2020

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