Andrés Engler

Andrés Engler is a CoinDesk editor based in Argentina, where he covers the Latin American crypto ecosystem. He follows the regional scene of startups, funds and corporations. His work has been featured in La Nación newspaper and Monocle magazine, among other media. He graduated from the Catholic University of Argentina. He holds BTC.

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Finance

Dubai-Based Bybit Makes Move Into Latin America With Launch of Brazil Operation

Brazil is seen as a big prize, with a number of crypto exchanges eyeing the country in 2022.

Brazilian flag (Shutterstock)

Finance

Six of 10 Salvadorans Quit Using the Chivo Wallet After Getting the Bitcoin Incentive, Study Finds

“Most users who used Chivo after spending the $30 bonus do not engage with the app intensively,” the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research reported.

Un cajero automático Chivo en San Salvador, El Salvador (Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Policy

Brazilian Senate Plenary Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions

The bill will be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies and, if approved, can be vetoed by the executive branch.

Brazilian flag (Shutterstock)

Policy

Central Bank of Cuba to License Digital Asset Service Providers

Licenses will be valid for one year and may be extended for an additional year, the bank said Tuesday.

Habana, Cuba (Spencer Everett/Unsplash)

Finance

Yield Guild Games Partner Ola GG Raises $8M to Expand P2E in Spanish-Speaking Markets

The funds will be used to acquire yield-generating NFTs and create language-specific educational content.

Axie Infinity game (Ola GG)

Policy

Buenos Aires City to Allow Residents to Make Tax Payments With Crypto

The crypto will be converted to Argentine pesos by crypto firms before being given to the city, said Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Policy

Panamanian Legislative Assembly’s Committee Approves Bill Regulating Crypto

The legislation must now go through two more rounds of debate before making it to the president’s desk.

Bandera de Panamá (Luis Gonzalez/Unsplash)

Finance

Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Hires New Brazil Chief

The executive once had leadership roles at Citibank and HSBC.

Thales Araújo de Freitas, the new country manager of Bitso's Brazil operation. (Bitso)

Finance

Latin American Delivery Unicorn Rappi Launches Crypto Payments Pilot

The Colombia-based company has partnered with BitPay and Bitso to convert crypto into credits for purchases within its platform.

Conductor de Rappi en Playa Del Carmen, México (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Finance

SenseiNode Raises $3.6M as LatAm’s First Blockchain Infrastructure Firm

The company, operational for six months, already works with 11 protocols and plans to deploy 500 nodes by the end of 2022.

SenseiNode's executive team, left to right: Nacho Roizman, Martín Fernández, Pablo Larguía, Rodrigo Benzaquen and Jesús Chitty. (SenseiNode)