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Buenos Aires rolls out blockchain-based ID for 3.6M residents
[Oct 22, 2024 6:30 PM] Residents of the Argentine capital now have access to decentralized digital IDs on their mobile devices, powered by the scaling protocol ZKsync Era.
Buenos Aires Adds ZK Proofs to City App in Bid to Boost Residents' Privacy
[Oct 22, 2024 1:00 PM] The crypto-adjacent tech is meant to give the Argentine capital's 3.6 million residents greater control over their personal data.
Argentina adds Ethereum to Buenos Aires high school curriculum
[Aug 26, 2024 1:06 PM] High schools in the city of Buenos Aires will offer blockchain internships to provide hands-on experience to students.
Worldcoin Gets Hit With $200,000 Fine in Buenos Aires
[Jul 27, 2024 8:08 PM] Worldcoin, the biometric, iris-based ID and universal basic income (UBI) project, has been sanctioned with fines for over $200,000 in the Buenos Aires province. The fines answer to several violations of the National Consumer Defense Law, such as…
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Conference 2024 Coming to Buenos Aires, Argentina in October
[Jul 21, 2024 12:00 PM] The highly anticipated Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Conference is set to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 12 to October 14, 2024. The event, hosted at the stunning Calima Eventos in the Puerto Madero area, promises a blend of networking…
Latam Insights: South African Ponzi Scheme Boss Dies in Brazil, Argentine House Passes Crypto Tax Regularization Bill
[May 5, 2024 11:33 PM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: South African Ponzi scheme mastermind dies of a heart attack in Brazil, the Argentine House advances crypto…
Buenos Aires Targets Worldcoin With Eye Scanning Biometric Bill
[May 3, 2024 8:13 PM] A bill that seeks to regulate the activities of companies that scan the eyes of their users, like Worldcoin, has been recently introduced in Buenos Aires. The law aims to protect the app users’ rights and help them to secure and determine the…
Latam Insights: Brazil Bans Crypto for Gambling, Worldcoin Battles Buenos Aires
[Apr 22, 2024 1:40 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Brazil bans the use of cryptocurrency for gambling-related payments, and Worldcoin faces fines for alleged…
Worldcoin Rejects Buenos Aires’ Claims Regarding Abusive User Contract Clauses
[Apr 19, 2024 10:26 PM] Worldcoin, the digital biometric identification project, has rejected the claims made by Buenos Aires regarding possible infringements of customer protection laws. The organization told local sources that it answered Buenos Aires’…
Worldcoin Faces Over $1 Million in Fines in Buenos Aires for Legal Violations
[Apr 15, 2024 3:37 PM] Worldcoin, the biometric iris scanning digital ID organization, is being accused by the government of Buenos Aires of several transgressions, including contradictions regarding the treatment of users’ digital information. Buenos Aires…
Bitcoin-friendly Javier Milei wins Argentina presidential election
[Nov 19, 2023 7:35 PM] Milei won over 55% of the votes with 99% of the votes counted in the run-off presidential election.
Bitcoiners pitch draft bill to preserve blockchain, decentralization in Argentina
[Nov 11, 2023 6:08 PM] The group, “Bitcoin Argentina,” previously rejected the idea that regulation was needed in the cryptocurrency industry.
Buenos Aires Releases Blockchain Digital Identity Solution Powered by zkSync's ZK Proofs
[Sep 28, 2023 6:00 AM] Citizens of Buenos Aires can access the identity solution, the QuarkID wallet, where they can store their birth and marriage certificates, according to the city government.
Worldcoin Claims Signups Soar in Argentina: 9.5K Users Verified in a Single Day
[Sep 1, 2023 4:00 PM] The number of verifications for Worldcoin, the biometric digital ID and wallet project, has soared recently in Argentina, reaching a daily signup record in August. According to data provided by the project, Worldcoin verified 9,500 Argentine users…
Missing crypto millionaire found dismembered in suitcase: Report
[Jul 27, 2023 11:44 PM] Fernando Pérez Algaba reportedly ran a crypto trading business in Argentina and is suspected to have been murdered by a professional outfit.
Buenos Aires to Tax Cryptocurrency Mining in 2023
[Dec 23, 2022 1:00 AM] The province of Buenos Aires in Argentina will begin taxing cryptocurrency mining and possibly staking, in 2023. A new proposal modifies the tax law to introduce cryptocurrency mining as a taxable activity that will levy 4% on the income calculated…
Argentina Organizes National Blockchain Committee to Implement State Level Strategy
[Dec 9, 2022 11:30 PM] The government of Argentina has designated a national blockchain committee in order to establish the directives for a state-level blockchain adoption strategy. In a document, Argentina remarks on the importance of this tech for the future and…