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OTC Bitcoin Trading Volume Reaches $300 Million in Chile

BlockchainFebruary 15, 2020

Chileans traded almost USD $300 million in Bitcoin over LocalBitcoins.com last week. This jump in over-the-counter trading points...

From Crypto Self-Custody to Music Rights, This Mother-Daughter Dev Team Does It All

BlockchainFebruary 15, 2020

Developer Cindy Zimmerman and her mother Judy Katzman are among the cryptocurrency community’s most quietly prolific builders.After learning about bitcoin in 2011, Katzman...

Tax regulations in Brazil force crypto exchanges to shut down

BlockchainFebruary 15, 2020

Two major crypto exchanges in Brazil, Latoex have confirmed to shut down their business after the implementation of new tax rules in the country....

Digital Remittances Reach Record of $96 Billion YoY, High Fees Open Door for Cryptocurrencies

BlockchainFebruary 13, 2020

In a globalized world where labor follows capital, the remittance industry has been growing constantly in both volume and users....

Emerging market debt holding up even with fears economies could be impacted by virus

ZephyrnetFebruary 13, 2020

Emerging market debt, as an asset class, has been spared a big impact from the coronavirus so far.Fear the virus will hurt the...

Perus startup scene is ready for more

FintechFebruary 13, 2020

Greg Mitchell Contributor Share on Twitter Greg Mitchell is regional...

THE GLOBAL SMB NEOBANKS REPORT: How 17 upstarts are tailoring solutions to tap the $850 billion annual opportunity in addressing the unmet needs of...

BlockchainFebruary 12, 2020

Neobanks — digital-only banks with industry-leading capabilities that don't operate physical branches or rely on legacy back-ends — have exploded onto the global...