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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Argentina to Tax Crypto Exchanges

The Latin American country will levy a 0.6% tax on the exchanges on cryptocurrency purchases and sales.

Billetes de 100 pesos argentinos con el rostro de Eva Perón (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Política

Peru’s Central Bank Is Developing a CBDC

The central bank’s president said that the country is partnering with other central banks in the issuance of a domestic CBDC.

Peru flag

Finanças

Chia Network to Help Costa Rican Government Track Climate Change

The blockchain and smart transaction platform will supply technical services for the Central American country’s climate change metrics system.

Costa Rica (Sterlinglanier Lanier/Unsplash)

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Latin American Proptech La Haus to Accept Bitcoin for Property Purchases

The company plans to expand cryptocurrency acceptance soon to more properties in its inventory of more than 80,000 listings.

Los cofundadores de La Haus: Jerónimo Uribe, Rodrigo Sanchez-Rios y Tomás Uribe (La Haus)

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Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin to Issue 2 Renewable Energy Tokens: Report

The country’s largest crypto exchange is working with local energy trader Comerc to launch the first token as early as December.

Roberto Dagnoni, CEO y presidente ejecutivo de 2TM Group, la empresa holding de Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)

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Spain’s Central Bank Requesting Financial Institutions to Outline Crypto Plans Until 2024: Report

The Spanish financial authority is asking banks to report on their business relationships with crypto service providers and exposure to crypto.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

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Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process

Hundreds of Salvadorans say hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele’s government.

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

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Brazilian Ride-Hailing Giant 99 to Enable Bitcoin Trading

Users of the 99Pay digital wallet will be able to sell and buy bitcoin commission-free starting next week.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

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Hong Kong Crypto Exchange OSL Launches Operations in Latin America

The exchange is looking to address growing demand among institutional investors.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ASSY/Pixabay)

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DeFi Protocol Element Finance Raises $32M in Series A Round

Polychain Capital led the round, which also included Andreessen Horowitz and other previous investors.

Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee