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Buenos Aires Gov Official on Allowing Residents to Pay Taxes With Crypto

Buenos Aires Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation Diego Fernández discusses the city’s recent decision to allow residents to pay their taxes with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, touching on issues with rising inflation rates over the past several decades. Plus, insights into Argentina’s blossoming crypto community and the prospect of adopting bitcoin as legal tender in the country. 

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Finance

La plus grande banque privée d'Argentine lance une fonctionnalité de trading de Crypto

Banco Galicia permet désormais aux utilisateurs d'acheter du Bitcoin, de l'éther, de USDC et du XRP.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sadie Teper/Unsplash)

Policy

La ville de Buenos Aires autorisera ses résidents à payer leurs impôts en Crypto

Les Crypto seront converties en pesos argentins par des sociétés de Crypto avant d'être remises à la ville, a déclaré le maire Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

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Lemon Cash Co-Founder on Crypto in Latin America

Borja Martel Seward, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Argentinian crypto exchange Lemon Cash, shares insights into the role of crypto in Argentina and wider Latin America as his firm plans to expand across the region.

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Why an Argentinian Town Is Investing in Crypto Mining

The Argentinian town of Sorradino is preparing to buy a mining rig with Mayor Juan Pio Drovetta explaining that this is a community-supported initiative, and profits will be allocated to upgrade rail infrastructure. “The Hash” group discusses the global economic impact of inflation and how communities are finding alternative ways to raise needed funds.

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Finance

Buenos Aires va créer une plateforme d'identité numérique

L'outil devrait être opérationnel au plus tard au premier trimestre 2023, selon un responsable de la ville.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Tim Snell/Getty Images)

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Argentina Approves IMF Debt Deal Discouraging Crypto Use

Argentina’s Senate has approved a $45 billion debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that includes a provision about discouraging the use of cryptocurrency in the country.

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Opinion

Pourquoi le FMI a-t-il si peur des Cryptomonnaie?

Le FMI n'est pas une organisation humanitaire neutre, mais le bras économique d'une vaste structure de pouvoir. Les Crypto menacent ce pouvoir.

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)

Policy

Le Congrès argentin approuve un accord sur la dette du FMI qui découragerait l'utilisation des Crypto

Le prêt de 45 milliards de dollars a été approuvé par le Sénat jeudi soir, une semaine après son adoption par la Chambre des députés.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)