Ripio's peer-to-peer lending platform uses smart contracts to reduce lender risk and increase lending in the developing world.
Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio has raised $2.3m in Series A capital.
Bitcoin startup BitPagos is now giving its wallet users access to credit lines in a bid to boost e-commerce spending.
BitPagos has acquired Unisend Argentina, the country's first order-book exchange as part of an undisclosed deal.
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An Argentinian fan of the classic rock band Queen has become the first to buy tickets with bitcoin through online ticket marketplace EntradaFan.
BitPagos has partnered with Latin American e-commerce solutions provider Entrepids to offer bitcoin as a merchant payment option.
Startup accelerator and mentorship program Boost VC will feature only bitcoin companies in its next program, starting early 2015.
Argentinian e-commerce website provider OmbuShop now enables its 2,000 merchants to accept bitcoin.
BitPagos has launched Ripio, a service that will allow consumers in Argentina to buy bitcoin at 8,000 convenience stores.
Argentina-based e-commerce platform Avalancha is now accepting bitcoin through a partnership with Bitex.la and BitPagos.
Wednesday's controversial debt default by Argentina can only help bitcoin further boom in the country, says James Downer.
El Banco Central de Bolivia has issued statements formally banning any currency not issued by the state, including bitcoin.
Although bitcoin can be volatile when exchanges go down, that doesn't include devaluations commanded from a central authority.