Latin America

Latin America

Blockchain Land Title Project ‘Stalls’ in Honduras

Blockchain startup Factom has addressed a longstanding controversy over its contested partnership with the government of Honduras.

Markets  ·  26 December 2015
Exchanges

Coinbase Seeking to Expand Bitcoin Services to Latin America

Coinbase is seeking to expand its bitcoin buying and selling services to new Asian and Latin American markets in 2016.

Markets  ·  10 November 2015
Latin America

Mexican Retailer Famsa Integrates Bitcoin

Another Latin American e-tailer, Famsa, is now accepting bitcoin for online purchases.

Business  ·  13 October 2015
Latin America

The ‘eBay of Latin America’ Announces Bitcoin Plans

MercadoLibre, Latin America's answer to eBay, has announced it is integrating bitcoin into its payments platform, MercadoPago.

Business  ·  29 September 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Startup BitPagos Acquires Argentinian Exchange Unisend

BitPagos has acquired Unisend Argentina, the country's first order-book exchange as part of an undisclosed deal.

Business  ·  16 September 2015
Latin America

Do Bitcoin Startups Stand a Chance in Argentina?

Can bitcoin conquer Argentina? CoinDesk explores the evidence in an attempt to discern whether the digital currency can really take off.

Markets  ·  8 July 2015
Brazil

CoinBR Acquires Coinverse in Latest Exchange Merger

Brazil-based CoinBR's acquisition of regional competitor Coinverse is the latest exchange merger in Latin America.

Business  ·  18 June 2015
Latin America

BitPagos Strikes Deal With Best Buy Mexico E-Commerce Partner

BitPagos has partnered with Latin American e-commerce solutions provider Entrepids to offer bitcoin as a merchant payment option.

Markets  ·  7 May 2015
Latin America

Bitcoin Startups Bring Rebittance Service to Argentina and Mexico

Volabit and SatoshiTango have opened a bitcoin-powered international money bridge to transfer fiat between Mexico and Argentina.

Markets  ·  2 March 2015
Latin America

Traditional Remittance Provider Adds Bitcoin Services in Latin America

Bitex.la has joined with More Money Transfers to offer customers fiat-to-bitcoin deposit services across Latin America.

Markets  ·  25 February 2015
Latin America

Bitso Extends Bitcoin E-Commerce Services to Mexico’s Merchants

Bitso launched an ecommerce API and POS system today, positioning itself as a more wide-ranging provider of bitcoin services in the Mexican market.

Business  ·  16 January 2015
Brazil

Emerging Startups Take Stage at Latin American Bitcoin Conference 2014

Bitcoin services are emerging in Latin America with more emphasis on the average consumer than exclusively the bitcoin consumer.

Business  ·  8 December 2014
Brazil

Coinverse Bucks Brazil’s Speculative Trading Trend With Consumer Bitcoin Solution

Coinverse has launched a new banking platform that aims to bring a universal bitcoin solution to Brazil.

Markets  ·  5 November 2014
Exchanges

Mexican Bitcoin Exchange MeXBT Eyes Latin American Trade and Remittances

Cryptocurrency exchange meXBT launches at Money 20/20 with the goal of expanding Latin American trade and remittance markets.

Markets  ·  2 November 2014
Venture Capital

Argentina’s Stock Exchange Hosts VCs and Finance Pros for Bitcoin Roundtable

Finance professionals and VCs met at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Tuesday to discuss bitcoin's impact on their industries.

Business  ·  29 October 2014