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South America

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October 2022

Brazil police bust crypto group led by ‘Bitcoin Sheikh’

Gold bars, cash, jewelry, cars and luxury watches bought with defrauded funds are seized.

September 2022

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Polkadot to hold first hackathon centered in Latin America

Argentinian tax agency conducts first-ever raids on illegal crypto mining farms

Crypto exchange Bybit barred from brokering securities in Brazil

September 2022

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Crypto exchange Bybit barred from brokering securities in Brazil

September 2022

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Crypto exchange Bybit barred from brokering securities in Brazil

September 2022

This Brazilian digital bank wants to change the world, one block at a time

Covid laid bare the gaps in people’s access to banking services. Moeda Seeds is looking not just to fill the gaps but to change the banking paradigm.

Will El Salvador’s lead on Bitcoin inspire others to follow suit?

The Central American nation is the first to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. As many countries face similar issues of large unbanked population and high remittance fees, will others follow suit?

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Crypto exchange Bybit barred from brokering securities in Brazil

September 2022

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Crypto exchange Bybit barred from brokering securities in Brazil

September 2022

El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption, one week on

It’s hot on Bitcoin Beach and the Twitterverse, but the new legal tender doesn’t have uptake elsewhere in the Central American country.

El Salvador wowed the world by adopting Bitcoin as legal tender. Other countries are taking note

Following crypto’s adoption in one struggling economy, nations in Latin America and elsewhere are now weighing the pros and cons of digital currency

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Crypto exchange Bybit barred from brokering securities in Brazil

El Salvador ‘buys the dip’ as Bitcoin price tumbles one day after adoption

El Salvador creates $150M fund to assist with BTC adoption

September 2021

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El Salvador creates $150M fund to assist with BTC adoption

El Salvador’s finance minister says Bitcoin is ‘totally optional’

Fitch warns El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption will drag down credit rating

Venezuela launches CBDC amid runaway inflation and currency redenomination

August 2021

Bitcoin hot in Singapore; China crypto mining bans widen | The Daily Forkast

El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin has the world buzzing. Can Singapore be next? China mining crackdown continues.

Hong Kong eyes CBDC; Aussie Millennials favor crypto vs. real estate | The Daily Forkast

Hong Kong looks to explore CBDC feasibility as Australian millennials favor investing in crypto over traditional assets.

El Salvador’s Bitcoin law wins vote, set to shake up BTC investments everywhere

Now that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s Bitcoin-as-legal-tender bill is almost reality, what will it mean for BTC investors around the world?

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Venezuela launches CBDC amid runaway inflation and currency redenomination

Paraguay may adopt Bitcoin as lawmaker seeks to follow El Salvador

El Salvador feels confused over salary payments in Bitcoin

El Salvador’s BTC remittances in May quadruple from last year

IMF targets El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption, citing financial and legal concerns

El Salvador poised to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender

June 2021

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El Salvador poised to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender