Andrés Engler

Andrés Engler is a CoinDesk editor based in Argentina, where he covers the Latin American crypto ecosystem. He follows the regional scene of startups, funds and corporations. His work has been featured in La Nación newspaper and Monocle magazine, among other media. He graduated from the Catholic University of Argentina. He holds BTC.

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Finance

Blockchain Protocol Algorand Leads $22M Investment Round in Tokenization Firm Koibanx

The funds will be used by the Latin American firm to expand infrastructure and build payment rails.

The Koibanx team (Koibanx)

Policy

Colombia explora la creación de una CBDC para combatir la evasión fiscal

Como parte de un programa de reforma impositiva, el gobierno del país sudamericano también planea imponer límites a las transacciones en efectivo.

Bandera de Colombia. (Flavia Carpio/Unsplash)

Policy

Colombia Explores Creating a CBDC to Combat Tax Evasion

As part of a tax reform program, the government of the South American country also plans to impose limits on cash transactions.

Bandera de Colombia. (Flavia Carpio/Unsplash)

Finance

La conferencia ETHLatam resalta la creciente adopción cripto en Argentina

El país continúa siendo un semillero de innovación cripto, aún en medio de una fuerte crisis financiera. ETHLatam atrajo a más de 4000 personas.

(Marina Lammertyn/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Argentina Ethereum Conference Highlights Crypto’s Growing Reach in the Country

The country continues to serve as a hotbed of crypto innovation even as it faces its latest financial crisis. ETHLatam drew more than 4,000 people.

(Marina Lammertyn/CoinDesk)

Policy

Buenos Aires implementará nodos validadores de Ethereum en 2023

La iniciativa tiene como objetivo investigar y desarrollar una regulación adaptativa para el ecosistema cripto, dijo el gobierno.

Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Policy

Buenos Aires to Deploy Ethereum Validator Nodes in 2023

The initiative aims to research and develop adaptive regulation for the crypto ecosystem, the government said.

Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Finance

Mercado Libre to Expand Crypto Trading Across Latin America

The company’s Mercado Pago digital wallet began allowing crypto buys and sells in Brazil in December, and quickly nabbed 1 million users.

A Mercado Libre distribution centre. (Ministry of Economy, Government of Chile)

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Policy

Paraguay’s Electricity Authority Requests Higher Rates for Crypto Miners, Partial Veto of Mining Legislation

The legislature last month approved a bill regulating crypto mining and trading in the country.

Bitcoin mining rigs (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Exchange global Binance lanza tarjeta prepaga en Argentina junto a Mastercard

Las compañías locales Lemon Cash, Buenbit y Belo han introducido productos similares en los últimos meses.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO de Binance. (Archivo de CoinDesk)