Worldcoin signs up over 9K users in Argentina in a single day despite criticism
The iris-scanning project saw a surge of signups in Argentina, registering an average of one user every nine seconds.
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Bitcoin soars in Argentina as Javier Milei wins presidential primary
Despite slumping in global crytocurrency markets, Bitcoin has jumped to new highs in Argentine after BTC-friendly presidential candidate Javier Milei won the primary vote on August 13.
Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei wins most votes in Argentina primary election
Argentine presidential hopeful Javier Milei — a pro-Bitcoin, anti-central bank libertarian — has won a majority of the votes in a primary election.
First Bitcoin futures contract debuts in Argentina
According to Matba Rofex, the trading platform behind the investment vehicle, the first Bitcoin futures contract in Latin America has begun trading.
Bitfinex launches P2P trading platform in Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia
The launch announcement followed expansion moves by Bitfinex into El Salvador and Chile through licensing and partnerships, respectively.
Argentina says no to crypto payments, France tolerates ‘finfluencers’: Law Decoded, May 1–8
Argentina’s central bank banned payment providers from offering crypto transactions, adding that it intends to reduce the country’s payment-system exposure to digital assets.
Bitcoin price hits new record high in Argentina
Argentina's pesos have crashed 99% versus the U.S. dollar since the beginning of the currency crisis in 2018.
Coinbase CEO urges Bitcoin legal tender for Brazil, Argentina — Reaction
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted that BTC may be the “right long-term bet” for the two South American countries currently seeking a common currency.
Sam Bankman-Fried denies rumors that he fled to Argentina
SBF stepped down as CEO of FTX on Nov. 11 after initiating Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the District of Delaware.
Binance and Mastercard will launch prepaid crypto cards in Argentina
"Payments is one of the first and most obvious use cases for crypto, yet adoption has a lot of room to grow,” said Maximiliano Hinz.