Argentina


Finance

Strike App Won’t Support Bitcoin in Argentina

The company trumpeted its expansion into Argentina earlier this week, but the Lightning Network-powered app is only supporting Tether’s stablecoin in the country.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Zvereva/Unsplash)

Finance

Strike Launches Bitcoin Payment Services in Argentina to Kick-Start Latin American Expansion

The company plans to expand into Brazil and Colombia in 2022.

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Finance

Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Owner Plans Latin American Acquisitions: Report

2TM, the holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange by market valuation, is looking to become a leading provider of blockchain infrastructure services in Latin America.

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

Policy

Argentina grava a los exchanges de criptomonedas

El país latinoamericano aplicará un impuesto de 0,6% a los compañías que ofrecen compraventa de cripto.

Billetes de 100 pesos argentinos con el rostro de Eva Perón (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Policy

Argentina to Tax Crypto Exchanges

The Latin American country will levy a 0.6% tax on the exchanges on cryptocurrency purchases and sales.

Billetes de 100 pesos argentinos con el rostro de Eva Perón (Archivo de CoinDesk)

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)

Finance

Argentina’s IOL Invertironline Plans to Add Crypto Trading

The so-called E*Trade of Argentina said in its most recent earnings call it will add crypto trading powered by a third party.

Argentina-based investing app IOL invertironline is adding crypto buying and selling. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash)

Policy

Cryptocurrencies ‘Concern’ Argentina’s Central Bank President

Miguel Pesce said that Argentina’s central bank is monitoring cryptocurrencies to ensure they’re not being used to avoid exchange controls.

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Markets

Argentinian Crypto Exchange Lemon Cash Raises $16M to Expand in Latin America

The company plans to expand its operations n Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay by the end of 2022.

Borja Martel Seward y Marcelo Cavazzoli, cofundadores de Lemon Cash.

Markets

Argentina's Misiones Province Plans to Issue Its Own Stablecoin

If issued, Misiones' stablecoin will be used as a financing and transaction tool with private and public entities.

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