CURRENCY WOES Bitcoin is trumping dollars for many inflation-weary Argentines 19-03-2024 14:59 Argentines are buying Bitcoin to protect themselves from 276% inflation instead of rushing to exchange pesos for dollars.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Bitcoin a dud in El Salvador, first country to make it legal tender 11-01-2024 13:10 A poll released Wednesday showed that 88% of El Salvadorans did not use bitcoin last year in El Salvador, the first country anywhere to make the cryptocurrency a form of legal tender.
El Salvador Salvadoran president vows to buy "one #Bitcoin every day' 17-11-2022 16:04 Bitcoin traded at about $16,500 per unit on Thursday, down from $45,000 in September 2021 when El Salvador adopted the cryptocurrency.
Paradigm shifts Fear, uncertainty, doubt 14-05-2022 00:01 A paradigm shift for Argentina, global geopolitics, and cryptocurrencies. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG Argentina slams brake on crypto, banning purchases through banks 06-05-2022 08:39 Central Bank bans financial institutions from offering clients any operations involving unregulated digital assets, effectively banning engagement with cryptocurrencies.
BLOOMBERG Two local banks allow customers to buy cryptocurrencies 03-05-2022 12:51 Banco Galicia, the country’s largest private bank by market value, and digital bank Brubank SAU will allow their customers to purchase crypto including Bitcoin, Ether and USDC starting Monday.