South America

BTG Pactual Exec on El Salvador’s First Year of Bitcoin Adoption
BTG Pactual Exec on El Salvador’s First Year of Bitcoin Adoption
BTG Pactual’s Head of Digital Assets Andre Portilho joins “First Mover” to discuss crypto market growth in South America, citing El Salvador’s one-year anniversary of adopting...
BTG Pactual Exec on El Salvador’s First Year of Bitcoin Adoption

How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin
How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin
THNDR Games CEO & Co-founder Desiree Dickerson discusses building play-to-earn games like SATSSS and Thunder Bay on the Bitcoin blockchain using the layer 2 Lightning Network....
How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin

Mercado Bitcoin Director: ‘Crypto Adoption in Brazil Is Happening’
Mercado Bitcoin Director: ‘Crypto Adoption in Brazil Is Happening’
Crypto is booming in Brazil as its largest exchange Mercado Bitcoin raises $200 million from the SoftBank Latin America Fund. Mercado Bitcoin’s Fabricio Tota discusses the sta...
Mercado Bitcoin Director: ‘Crypto Adoption in Brazil Is Happening’

Panama to Present Crypto-Related Bill in July
Panama to Present Crypto-Related Bill in July
Following El Salvador, Panamanian Congressman Gabriel Silva says he will present a bill in July to make bitcoin legal tender in the nation. “The Hash” explores what it could m...
Panama to Present Crypto-Related Bill in July

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Understanding Bitcoin and Stablecoins in Africa and South America
Join Michael Casey & Shiela Warren as they speak with Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO of AZA Finance and Sebastian Serrano, CEO of Ripio for a discussion on the past, present and fut...
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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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Paxful Plans to Bring 20 Crypto ATMs to Colombia
A partnership between two cryptocurrency firms will bring 20 new bitcoin ATMs to cities around Colombia, with plans to expand into Peru.
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Ripio Is Launching a Crypto Exchange for 3 Latin American Nations
Ripio, a startup working to boost crypto adoption in Argentina, is widening its scope with a new exchange serving Argentina, Mexico and Brazil.
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Venezuela's Crypto Exchanges, Miners Must Register Under New Rules
Venezuela has activated new regulations for crypto service providers in the country, including exchange platforms and miners.
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Bitfury Partners to Launch Bitcoin Mining Centers in Paraguay
Bitfury has teamed up with a South Korean firm to mine bitcoin using cheap, clean hydro power in Paraguay.
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