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Finance

How a $115M Crypto Fund With Big Ambitions Plans to Invest In Latin America

Hyla Fund Management is starting a new LatAm crypto funds and wants to become the "Goldman Sachs for digital assets."

Paola Origel, the CEO and co-founder of Hyla Fund Management. (Credit: Hyla Fund)

Tech

Buenos Aires Adds ZK Proofs to City App in Bid to Boost Residents' Privacy

The crypto-adjacent tech is meant to give the Argentine capital's 3.6 million residents greater control over their personal data.

The La Boca neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Eduardo Sánchez/Wikimedia Commons).

Finance

Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Obtains License in Argentina as a Virtual Asset Service Provider

The registry, launched in March by Argentina's National Securities Commission, already has 79 approvals.

Bit2Me CEO, Leif Ferreira. (Bit2Me)

Policy

Venezuela's Election Body Says Nicolas Maduro Reelected President, Opposition Claims Victory Too: Reports

Venezuela's dependence of crypto has been fuelled by a a dire economic situation, international sanctions, and nearly 8 million citizens fleeing the country in the past decade.

Venezuela's election body announced that Nicolas Maduro has won the election, despite the opposition claiming victory. (Shutterstock / StringerAL)

Videos

ARG Token Skyrockets as Argentina Heads to Copa America Final

Argentina, the defending champion of the Copa America soccer tournament, advanced to the finals again on Tuesday after defeating Canada. The team’s success more than doubled the market value of the country's fan token, ARG. According to data source CoinMarketCap, the price of the Argentina Football Association's cryptocurrency has risen more than 100% to above $2 since the semi-final. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Markets

ARG Token Doubles as Argentina Enters Copa America Final

The Argentina Football Association's ARG is the largest soccer fan token by trading volume, according to CoinMarketCap.

ARG token's price. (TradingView/CoinMarketCap)

Finance

Argentina President Milei Disappoints Some Bitcoiners as Crypto Registration Rule Begins

The nation unveiled a mandatory registration process for cryptocurrency platforms.

President of Argentina Javier Milei (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

Markets

Tether and Circle Stablecoin Purchases Dominate in Argentina

The country has long suffered from economic troubles and the inflation rate last year rose above 200%.

(Angelica Reyes, Unsplash)

Policy

Argentina's Milei Proposes Incentives for Declaring Domestic, Foreign Crypto Holdings in Draft Bill

Crypto is captured in an asset-regularization regime included in a wide-ranging bill that's facing mounting backlash from citizens.

President of Argentina Javier Milei (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

Markets

Argentina's Milei, So Far Shunning Bitcoin, Devalues Peso by More Than 50%

The government's official rate is now 800 pesos to the dollar versus roughly 400 previously.

(Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images)