Andrés Engler

Andrés Engler is a CoinDesk editor based in Argentina, where he covers the Latin American crypto ecosystem. He follows the regional scene of startups, funds and corporations. His work has been featured in La Nación newspaper and Monocle magazine, among other media. He graduated from the Catholic University of Argentina. He holds BTC.

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Policy

Buenos Aires City to Allow Residents to Make Tax Payments With Crypto

The crypto will be converted to Argentine pesos by crypto firms before being given to the city, said Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Policy

Panamanian Legislative Assembly’s Committee Approves Bill Regulating Crypto

The legislation must now go through two more rounds of debate before making it to the president’s desk.

Bandera de Panamá (Luis Gonzalez/Unsplash)

Finance

Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Hires New Brazil Chief

The executive once had leadership roles at Citibank and HSBC.

Thales Araújo de Freitas, the new country manager of Bitso's Brazil operation. (Bitso)

Finance

Unicornio latinoamericano de delivery Rappi lanza piloto de pagos en cripto

La empresa colombiana se alió con BitPay y Bitso para convertir criptomonedas en créditos para compras dentro de su plataforma.

Conductor de Rappi en Playa Del Carmen, México (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Finance

Latin American Delivery Unicorn Rappi Launches Crypto Payments Pilot

The Colombia-based company has partnered with BitPay and Bitso to convert crypto into credits for purchases within its platform.

Conductor de Rappi en Playa Del Carmen, México (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Finance

SenseiNode Raises $3.6M as LatAm’s First Blockchain Infrastructure Firm

The company, operational for six months, already works with 11 protocols and plans to deploy 500 nodes by the end of 2022.

SenseiNode's executive team, left to right: Nacho Roizman, Martín Fernández, Pablo Larguía, Rodrigo Benzaquen and Jesús Chitty. (SenseiNode)

Finance

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Calls Off Bitcoin 2022 Conference Appearance

Bukele had previously teased he would be making an important announcement at this year’s conference.

Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Policy

US House of Representatives to Consider Legislation on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

The bi-partisan Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act mirrors legislation that advanced out of a Senate committee last month.

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Finance

Buenos Aires to Create Digital Identity Platform

The tool is expected to be operational no later than the first quarter of 2023, according to a city official.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Tim Snell/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Said Near Deal to Buy Owner of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange: Report

A transaction could be announced by the end of April, according to local newspaper Estadão.

Roberto Dagnoni, 2TM CEO; Reinaldo Rabelo, Mercado Bitcoin CEO; Mauricio Chamati and Gustavo Chamati, 2TM co-founders (2TM)