Argentina is set to be known
as the Latin American hub for a series of blockchain projects, which will be
supported by Binance Labs and LatamEx, the Latin American crypto exchange. Its
capital Buenos Aires, which has been selected for the next season of the Binance
Labs Incubation Programme, already has 190 crypto merchants in the city alone,
out of the nearly 260 merchants in the country.
All 10 projects – which
will run every year for over a four-year period – will receive an approximate
amount of over £37,000 for each project, as part of a signed agreement between
Argentina’s Ministry of Production and Labour and Binance. Buenos Aires is one
of six locations of the investment programme, which is all set to commence on
25th March. The other five regional chapters are San Francisco, Berlin, Lagos,
Singapore and Hong Kong.
Pablo Orlando, founder and
CEO of LatamEx and Founders Lab, said: “Latin America presents one of the most
attractive markets for blockchain adoption and real use cases and Argentina is
leading the way by serving as the market-opening gateway. Argentina, being hub
to some of the best projects and entrepreneurs in the region will benefit
tremendously from an ecosystem like Binance. I am confident the projects under
the Binance Labs incubation programme will contribute significantly to the
blockchain community worldwide.”
Last June, Binance had signed
a memorandum with Digital Jersey to launch a crypto-to-sterling currency exchange
in Bailiwick of Jersey – the British Channel Island that boasts complete
financial autonomy. Digital Jersey is an organisation focused on making the
island of Jersey an “internationally recognised centre of digital excellence”
through its support of tech businesses. As part of the agreement, Digital
Jersey has said it will help Binance acquire its exchange license from local
authorities and obtain banking permits.
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