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Chainalysis: Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in Latam

Chainalysis: Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in LatamAccording to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic problems that both countries are facing. 34% of the “small” transactions include stablecoins in Venezuela, and 31% of these in Argentina, as citizens seek to shield […]

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Argentina Introduces New Exchange Rates to the Mix — ‘Qatar’ and ‘Coldplay’ Dollars Go Against IMF’s Warnings

Argentina Introduces New Exchange Rates to the Mix — ‘Qatar’ and ‘Coldplay’ Dollars Go Against IMF’s WarningsThe government of Argentina, which is currently applying dollar exchange controls, has added two new dollar exchange rates into its arsenal: the “Qatar” and “Coldplay” dollars. However, Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made declarations against these measures, stating they are not a substitute for “sound macroeconomic policies.” Argentina Introduces […]

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Cheap Power Is Creating a Bitcoin Mining Boom in Argentina

Cheap Power Is Creating a Bitcoin Mining Boom in ArgentinaArgentina, the ailing South American country, is experiencing a cryptocurrency mining resurgence due to artificially low power rates maintained by subsidies from the national government. This fact, alongside exchange controls and the possibility of selling obtained assets at a higher exchange rate than the official one, is enticing more and more individuals to enter the […]

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Sale of MTI Bitcoins in South Africa Briefly Wipes out Premium Buyers

Sale of MTI Bitcoins in South Africa Briefly Wipes out Premium BuyersThe premium or arbitrage gap on bitcoin in South Africa recently turned negative following the offloading of coins worth over $75 million by liquidators of MTI. As a result of the temporary supply glut, buying bitcoins on local South African exchanges briefly became cheaper than buying on overseas exchanges. The Impact of the MTI Liquidators’ […]

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