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Binance Launches Prepaid Card in Colombia

[Mar 13, 2023 5:30 AM] Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a prepaid cryptocurrency card in Colombia, expanding its reach in Latam. The card, which will allow customers with their identity verified to make payments with crypto, establishes the country as…

Latam Countries Prepare Regional Agreement to Counter Rampant Inflation

[Mar 4, 2023 5:30 AM] A group of countries in Latam is preparing a regional agreement to address inflation, a problem common to most nations in the region. The initiative, which is being spearheaded by Mexican president Andres Lopez Obrador, would allow the exchange of…

Colombia’s legal system experiments in the metaverse: Report

[Feb 26, 2023 12:07 AM] Colombia has positioned itself at the forefront of innovative ways to conduct legal proceedings after recently hosting a trial in the metaverse.

Tech Giant Globant Believes the Metaverse Will Have Its Make or Break Moment in 2023

[Feb 21, 2023 1:00 AM] Globant, a Luxembourg-based tech giant with Argentine origins, has referred to the short-term future of the metaverse in its latest Tech Trends report. According to the company, this year the metaverse will “burn bright or burn out,” as…

Colombian Court Holds Hearing in the Metaverse

[Feb 17, 2023 1:00 PM] Colombian courts held one of the first judicial hearings using metaverse tech. María Victoria Quiñones Triana, the magistrate of the Magdalena court, approved the realization of this hearing, using Horizon Worlds technology provided by Meta and…

The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022

[Dec 22, 2022 12:30 PM] Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development.

Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US

[Dec 14, 2022 3:30 AM] Bitso, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer Whatsapp-integrated remittances. The objective of this partnership is to put nearly instant chat-based remittances in the…

Latam Still Unprepared to Deal With Crypto Crime and Scams, According to GFI Report

[Nov 26, 2022 5:30 AM] Latam is still unprepared to deal with cryptocurrency-related crimes and scam situations, according to a recent report issued by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington DC-based think tank. The document states that crypto regulation has…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Signals Support for Single Currency in Latam, Calls for Crypto Inclusion

[Nov 22, 2022 6:30 AM] Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, has expressed his support for the adoption of a new common currency for Latam in the latest meeting of the Workgroup of the Sao Paolo Forum. Maduro stated that this would be an important step for the…

Brazil Based FTX Customers Organizing to File Class-Action Lawsuit

[Nov 18, 2022 8:00 AM] A group of customers of the recently collapsed crypto exchange FTX, is organizing to take legal action against the company. The suit would be led by Ray Nasser, CEO of Arthur Mining, and will be brought by customers who had more than $100,000 on…

Relaunch of USAN — the Union of South American Nations — in Latam Profiles New Monetary Integration

[Nov 16, 2022 5:00 AM] A proposal for relaunching the currently defunct USAN, the Union of South American Nations, profiles a future monetary integration amongst the countries of the organization. The proposal, made by several former presidents of countries in Latam…