Argentina


Finanza

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Starts Production in Argentina, Increases Hashrate to 4.1 EH/s

The Canadian company plans to open a second mining site in the country, which has low electricity costs, next year.

Un empleado de Bitfarms supervisa hardware de minería de bitcoin. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Argentina’s Tax Authority Conducts First-Ever Raids on Secret Crypto Miners

According to the agency, three crypto farms with irregularities were uncovered last week in the South American country.

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Crypto’s Role in Argentina’s Financial Crisis

Exactly Finance co-founder and CEO Gabriel Gruber joins “Community Crypto” to discuss why Argentinians are turning to crypto as a potential tool for financial freedom amid an economic crisis in the country sending inflation soaring.

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Lemon Cash Putting Argentina at ‘Forefront of Technology,’ Says Co-Founder

Lemon Cash co-founder and CBO Borja Martel Seward joins “Community Crypto” to discuss how the Argentinian crypto exchange is helping put “the entire country into the forefront of technology.”

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Why Crypto Isn't a Tool for Protest in Argentina

The idea that growing stablecoin use can offer a solution to Argentina's persistent economic and political problems doesn't accord with reality, says Leah Callon-Butler after a recent visit.

Protesters in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Leah Callon-Butler/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Argentina's Mendoza Province Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies for Tax Payments

Crypto payments would be immediately converted to Argentine pesos.

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Finanza

Argentina Ethereum Conference Highlights Crypto’s Growing Reach in the Country

The country continues to serve as a hotbed of crypto innovation even as it faces its latest financial crisis. ETHLatam drew more than 4,000 people.

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Politiche

Buenos Aires to Deploy Ethereum Validator Nodes in 2023

The initiative aims to research and develop adaptive regulation for the crypto ecosystem, the government said.

Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Finanza

Bitcoin R&D Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil

The nonprofit aims to support developers in Latin America.

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