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

Latin American Proptech La Haus to Accept Bitcoin for Property Purchases

The company plans to expand cryptocurrency acceptance soon to more properties in its inventory of more than 80,000 listings.

Los cofundadores de La Haus: Jerónimo Uribe, Rodrigo Sanchez-Rios y Tomás Uribe (La Haus)

Finance

Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin to Issue 2 Renewable Energy Tokens: Report

The country’s largest crypto exchange is working with local energy trader Comerc to launch the first token as early as December.

Roberto Dagnoni, CEO y presidente ejecutivo de 2TM Group, la empresa holding de Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)

Policy

Spain’s Central Bank Requesting Financial Institutions to Outline Crypto Plans Until 2024: Report

The Spanish financial authority is asking banks to report on their business relationships with crypto service providers and exposure to crypto.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Hackers roban identidades con el sistema de verificación de la Chivo Wallet en El Salvador

Cientos de salvadoreños dicen que hackers han abierto billeteras digitales Chivo con sus números de identificación para cobrar el bono de $30 en bitcoin ofrecido por el gobierno de Nayib Bukele.

Un cajero automático Chivo en San Salvador, El Salvador (Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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Finance

Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process

Hundreds of Salvadorans say hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele’s government.

Un cajero automático Chivo en San Salvador, El Salvador (Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Finance

Gigante brasileño de movilidad 99 habilitará la compraventa de bitcoin en su billetera digital

Los usuarios 99Pay podrán comercializar bitcoin sin comisiones a partir de la próxima semana.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Brazilian Ride-Hailing Giant 99 to Enable Bitcoin Trading

Users of the 99Pay digital wallet will be able to sell and buy bitcoin commission-free starting next week.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange OSL Launches Operations in Latin America

The exchange is looking to address growing demand among institutional investors.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ASSY/Pixabay)

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Finance

Brasileños adquirieron $4.000 millones en criptomonedas en lo que va de 2021, según el Banco Central

El total de criptomonedas en poder de los brasileños asciende ya a casi $50.000 millones, frente a los $16.000 millones en acciones estadounidenses.

Central Bank of Brazil (CoinDesk Archive)

Finance

DeFi Protocol Element Finance Raises $32M in Series A Round

Polychain Capital led the round, which also included Andreessen Horowitz and other previous investors.

Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee