Latin america

The Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-backed organization shares the list of recipients for its latest round of Starter Grants as well as the newest members of its Open-Source Cohort.

Maya Parbhoe is running for President of Suriname on a pro-Bitcoin platform. The trailblazing businesswoman wants to get the Surinamese people out of “survival mode” and take on the corruption that plagues her country, some which has impacted her on the most personal level.

A new office in El Salvador will make the company’s expansion into Latin America as seamless as possible.

MercadoLibre has enabled bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading on its Mercado Pago wallet for Chilean users.

After years of oppression and nation-state level gaslighting, Bitcoin represents new hope for Central America.

World powers are fighting to influence policy in South America, but bitcoin prevents outside powers from exerting subversive pressure in the region.

BTG Pactual has launched Mynt, a new exchange for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in Brazil focusing on education in the ecosystem.

The non-profit will provide educational onboarding and funding for Bitcoin developers in Brazil and globally furthering Bitcoin’s decentralized global nature.

A survey from CoinsPaid saw respondents from Argentina, Brazil and Colombia positively view bitcoin as the future of money amid high inflation levels.

The trustless nature of Bitcoin allows tremendous societal growth and development in places with low trust in the government and institutions.