Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Simplified Cross-Border Transactions
Financial giant Mastercard has initiated its first real-world application of the Crypto Credential system, a system aimed at facilitating easier and more secure peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions. The service, which…
Read More »Zilliqa expands presence in Europe with listing on Bit2Me exchange
ZIL, the native token of the high-through, low-cost Zilliqa blockchain, is now listed on Bit2Me, one of the leading centralised exchanges in Europe and Latin America. Bit2Me is a fully…
Read More »SCF #21 Recap
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is an open-application awards program that draws on community input to support developers and startups building on Stellar and Soroban. Congratulations to all submitters on your…
Read More »Javier Milei: Why Argentina’s Libertarian President Entices Hope in Bitcoiners
Pro-Bitcoin candidate Javier Milei. Pro-Bitcoin president elect Javier Milei. Those sentences have been repeated all over by several outlets, content creators, or social media accounts focused on the Bitcoin space,…
Read More »Libertarian and Free Market Proponent Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency
Argentina has welcomed Javier Milei as its newly elected president, with the libertarian candidate achieving a majority in the popular vote, surpassing his opponent Sergio Massa. Milei, who identifies as…
Read More »Latam Insights — Argentine Peso Touches Historic Lows, Tether Dominated the Brazilian Market
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Argentine peso reaches historic lows, Tether’s USDT…
Read More »The potential to empower disenfranchised communities in Latin America using Ethereum
The following is an update from Ethereum Foundation Fellow Marcus AM. Hola , my name is Marcus and I’m a researcher and builder from Guatemala, and an EF Fellow. An…
The potential to empower disenfranchised communities in Latin America using Ethereum
The following is an update from Ethereum Foundation Fellow Marcus AM. Hola , my name is Marcus and I’m a researcher and builder from Guatemala, and an EF Fellow. An…
The History of the Stellar Community Fund
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) and its predecessor, the Stellar Build Challenge (SBC), have supported Stellar-based businesses and developers since 2016. This makes the fund one of the oldest in…
Read More »LATAM: Low Interoperability Highlights Crypto’s Big Potential
Across Latin America, a fragmented payments landscape has resulted in low interoperability, often leading to high fees for both senders and receivers of payments. Regulators in the region are working…
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