Orionx plans to expand into Mexico, Peru and Colombia by 2024.
Bitfinex partnership pushes crypto adoption in Latin America
Bitfinex announced a new investment in the Chile-based crypto exchange in an effort to boost crypto adoption in Latin America.
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Expands Crypto Trading to Chile
The company launched the service in partnership with Ripio, a regional crypto firm.
The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development.
Chile puts CBDC plans on hold until end of 2022 to undertake more analysis
Chile’s planned start to its digital peso rollout in early 2022 has been held back while its central bank conducts more analysis to inform a new report by the end of the year.
Report: Indonesia leads global surge in interest in crypto
Indonesia saw a massive 1,772% increase in the number of people engaging with articles about crypto, a new survey claims.
Chilean Peso stablecoin goes live on Stellar Network
Chilean Peso-pegged stablecoin CLPX launched on Stellar this week, and is hoping to gain traction in the remittance and copper markets.
Santiago Stock Exchange to Partner in Blockchain Alliance
The Santiago Stock Exchange (STE), Central Securities Depository (DCV) and the Global Trade Directory (GTD) will form a blockchain association to improve communications for stock market investors.
Court Forces Chile’s Banks to Reopen Crypto Exchange Accounts
A Chilean court has ordered banks to reopen the accounts of crypto exchanges after the institutions announced their plans to close them in March.
Chile Is Using Ethereum’s Blockchain to Track Energy Data
The new energy minister has announced a project to commit a number of data sets to the public ledger, where they will be much harder to hack.
Chile’s State-Owned Bank Cutting Ties with Crypto Exchanges
Chile’s public bank will terminate the accounts of three cryptocurrency exchange clients within 10 days, according to a local news report.