Argentina’s Ripio has acquired BitcoinTrade, the second-largest crypto exchange in Brazil, in a bid to increase its footprint across the frothy Latin American crypto market. … Read More »Argentina’s Ripio Acquires Second-Largest Crypto Exchange in Brazil
Latin American crypto exchange Bitso has raised a whopping $62 million funding round, the largest in the region for a digital asset firm. Announced Wednesday,… Read More »Coinbase-Backed Bitso Raises $62M to Expand Crypto Footprint in Brazil
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat… Read More »Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial… Read More »Brazil’s Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022
The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial… Read More »Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes Crypto Regulations for a Country Devoid of Any
A Brazilian crypto businessman who allegedly arranged his former lawyer’s murder rather than pay the man a R$2.5 million ($471,965) bitcoin debt remains jailed after… Read More »Man Accused of Arranging Murder to Avoid Crypto Debt Can’t Escape Jail, Brazilian Court Rules
Brazil may be getting its first token boom in 2020, three years after the trend swept Silicon Valley, powered by a growing interest in stablecoins. … Read More »Brazil’s Ailing Economy Is Helping Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Find Traction
