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Could Curacao Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
Could Curacao Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
Pete Kroll, crypto OG and director of BTC Curacao, which strives to teach the people and businesses of Curacao about bitcoin, discusses his take on the state of crypto in the...
Could Curacao Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?

Cubans Using Crypto to Help Compatriots Amid Health Crisis and Economic Embargo
Cubans Using Crypto to Help Compatriots Amid Health Crisis and Economic Embargo
As their economy collapses, some Cubans protesting their government are turning to bitcoin, USDT, litecoin, Tron, and bitcoin cash to get donations to people who need them.
Cubans Using Crypto to Help Compatriots Amid Health Crisis and Economic Embargo

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ChromaWay Expands Effort to Put Latin American Land Records on the Blockchain
The Swedish startup is working with the IDB and local agencies to make land ownership more transparent in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to Test Blockchain Legal Tender
The ECCB is about to conduct a pilot for a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in preparation for a planned full rollout.
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Prime Minister's Son to Head Barbados Blockchain Startup
Barbados-based payments startup Bitt has hired Rawdon Adams, the son of an ex-prime minister, as its new CEO.
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How a Tiny Island Could Give Cryptocurrency a Big Boost
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson discusses how efforts in the Caribbean to harness public blockchain tech could lead to regional transformation.
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Bitt Reveals Big Plans for Cross-Caribbean Blockchain Settlement Network
A new partnership could be step one in a larger bid to unite some of the Caribbean's biggest financial institutions with blockchain tech.
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ECLAC: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Empower Dictators
A central bank-issued cryptocurrency could be dangerous in the hands of a dictator, according to a recent UN report.
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UN Commission Calls On Caribbean to Become Digital Currency Hub
A UN commission report suggests digital currencies could be beneficial for the Caribbean region.
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