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Latin American Bitcoin Exchange Bitex.la Launches with $2 Million Investment

Bitex.la is seeking to bring an internationally competitive bitcoin trading platform to Latin America with $2m in investments.

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Argentina's Central Bank Issues Warning to Burgeoning Bitcoin Ecosystem

The bank warns of the risks inherent in using digital currencies and states they are not legal tender.

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Bitcoin Bill Payment Services Taking Off Around the World

There's a growing number of ways users in different countries can pay their bills, including taxes, with bitcoin.

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How Bitcoin is Thriving in Argentina's Black Market Economy

Argentinian currency restrictions created a busy black market for US dollars, and now bitcoin is on the rise too.

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Bitcoin vs Argentine Peso: Which is Worse Off?

Although bitcoin can be volatile when exchanges go down, that doesn't include devaluations commanded from a central authority.

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Poker Champion Launches Real-life Bitcoin Scavenger Hunt

Mauro Velazquez is using his winnings to develop a game that lets players collect bitcoins from real-world locations.

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Coincove Uses Bitcoin to Make Remittance Easier in Latin America

Coincove customers can now take their fiat currency to a local bitcoin dealer and send it overseas.

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Mt. Gox and AstroPay Team Up for Faster Latin American Transfers

The partnership between the two companies will speed up transfers between local banks and Mt.Gox.

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Farmers help bitcoin grow organically in Argentina

Organic farmers in Argentina are finding bitcoin to be a compelling solution when selling their produce.

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5 countries that should be adopting Bitcoin right now

Let's look at five countries where citizens might have more than the usual reasons to adopt Bitcoin.

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