CoinDesk speaks to members of Brazil's bitcoin ecosystem to explore the challenges facing domestic startups.
Latin America's bitcoin economy may be expanding, but overall awareness remains low, one startup's story shows.
Bitex.la is merging with marketplace Conectabitcoin as an easy onramp to bitcoin for Latin Americans.
Argentina's Unisend has launched operations in Mexico, the first step in its Latin American expansion.
Rodrigo Benzaquen, a former director at e-commerce giant MercadoLibre, has joined Moneero's board of directors.
Rippex aims to boost cryptocurrencies in Brazil with the launch of the country's second Ripple gateway.
SatoshiTango talks about the opportunities and challenges of operating a bitcoin startup in Argentina.
Argentinian bitcoin exchange Unisend stopped customer deposits and bank transfers Monday when banks closed its company accounts.
PropinaBitcoin has launched to spread the use of bitcoin as a real-world tipping tool in Latin America.
The National Assembly of Ecuador has created a new electronic currency, while banning bitcoin and other decentralized alternatives.
Argentina's Financial Information Unit (FIU) cites the risk of money laundering as it mandates bitcoin reporting by financial companies.
Bitcoin startup Moneero has officially exited stealth mode, openings its service to an initial batch of new users.
BitPagos says the $600k in funding will help it expand beyond Argentina to more Latin American markets.
Launched by e-payments provider AstroPay, Ripple LatAm will serve Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and more.
Bitex.la is seeking to bring an internationally competitive bitcoin trading platform to Latin America with $2m in investments.