South America

Paraguayuan flag (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)
Paraguayan Senate Passes Bill Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading
The text must now be approved or vetoed by the country’s executive branch.
Paraguayuan flag (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)

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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.
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Latin American exchanges are offering higher yield rates than their U.S. peers. (CoinDesk archive)
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.
Latin American exchanges are offering higher yield rates than their U.S. peers. (CoinDesk archive)

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

Bitso co-founder and CEO Daniel Vogel. (Bitso)
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.
Bitso co-founder and CEO Daniel Vogel. (Bitso)

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

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)
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)

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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.
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School in Misiones Paraguay Flag (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia)
Paraguay’s Senate Approves Proposal Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading
The bill, which seeks to take advantage of the Latin American country’s energy surplus, will be discussed by the Chamber of Deputies in 2022.
School in Misiones Paraguay Flag (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia)