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Mexican Retailer Famsa Integrates Bitcoin

Another Latin American e-tailer, Famsa, is now accepting bitcoin for online purchases.

Mexico

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The ‘eBay of Latin America’ Announces Bitcoin Plans

MercadoLibre, Latin America's answer to eBay, has announced it is integrating bitcoin into its payments platform, MercadoPago.

mercado shopping

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Bitcoin Startup BitPagos Acquires Argentinian Exchange Unisend

BitPagos has acquired Unisend Argentina, the country's first order-book exchange as part of an undisclosed deal.

buenos aires, argentina

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Do Bitcoin Startups Stand a Chance in Argentina?

Can bitcoin conquer Argentina? CoinDesk explores the evidence in an attempt to discern whether the digital currency can really take off.

church, argentina

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CoinBR Acquires Coinverse in Latest Exchange Merger

Brazil-based CoinBR's acquisition of regional competitor Coinverse is the latest exchange merger in Latin America.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

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BitPagos Strikes Deal With Best Buy Mexico E-Commerce Partner

BitPagos has partnered with Latin American e-commerce solutions provider Entrepids to offer bitcoin as a merchant payment option.

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Bitcoin Startups Bring Rebittance Service to Argentina and Mexico

Volabit and SatoshiTango have opened a bitcoin-powered international money bridge to transfer fiat between Mexico and Argentina.

pesos

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Traditional Remittance Provider Adds Bitcoin Services in Latin America

Bitex.la has joined with More Money Transfers to offer customers fiat-to-bitcoin deposit services across Latin America.

Argentina, pesos

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Bitso Extends Bitcoin E-Commerce Services to Mexico's Merchants

Bitso launched an ecommerce API and POS system today, positioning itself as a more wide-ranging provider of bitcoin services in the Mexican market.

bitso

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Emerging Startups Take Stage at Latin American Bitcoin Conference 2014

Bitcoin services are emerging in Latin America with more emphasis on the average consumer than exclusively the bitcoin consumer.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil