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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Finanzas

Bitso Processed $1B in Crypto Remittances Between Mexico and the US so far in 2022

The company hopes to capture 10% of global money transfers to the Latin American country by 2023, up from 4% earlier this year.

Bandera de México. (Jorge Aguilar/Unsplash)

Mercados

Con la caída del mercado, El Salvador registra pérdidas por $52 millones en tenencias de bitcoin

El país ha invertido $104 millones en bitcoin desde que esa criptomoneda se convirtió en moneda de curso legal, en septiembre.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has reportedly targeted journalists with spyware. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Mercados

With Market Crash, El Salvador Is Down $52M on Its Bitcoin Bet

The country has made $104 million in investments in the cryptocurrency since it made bitcoin legal tender last September.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has reportedly targeted journalists with spyware. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finanzas

Bitso, primer unicornio cripto de América Latina, despide a 80 empleados

El exchange, que tenía más de 700 empleados antes de los recortes, cuenta con cuatro millones de usuarios en la región.

Daniel Vogel, CEO y cofundador de Bitso. (Bitso)

Publicidad

Finanzas

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)

Finanzas

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.

Daniel Vogel, CEO y cofundador de Bitso. (Bitso)

Finanzas

Tether ingresa a América Latina con una stablecoin vinculada al peso mexicano

El negocio multimillonario de remesas en el país y las dificultades para transferir dinero crean una "oportunidad única", dijo la compañía.

Bandera de México. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)

Finanzas

Tether Enters Latin America With Mexican Peso-Pegged Stablecoin

The country’s multibillion-dollar remittances business and difficulties in transferring money create a “unique opportunity," the company said.

Bandera de México. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)

Publicidad

Regulación

Portuguese Congress Rejects Two Bills Seeking to Tax Crypto

The proposals were submitted by two leftist parties. The government, which also seeks to apply taxes, hasn’t submitted a proposal so far.

The Central Bank of Portugal licensed two crypto exchanges after a new crypto trading platform law took effect earlier this year.

Regulación

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.

Bandera de Paraguay. (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)