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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Finance

Brazilian Ride-Hailing Giant 99 to Enable Bitcoin Trading

Users of the 99Pay digital wallet will be able to sell and buy bitcoin commission-free starting next week.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange OSL Launches Operations in Latin America

The exchange is looking to address growing demand among institutional investors.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ASSY/Pixabay)

Finance

Brasileños adquirieron $4.000 millones en criptomonedas en lo que va de 2021, según el Banco Central

El total de criptomonedas en poder de los brasileños asciende ya a casi $50.000 millones, frente a los $16.000 millones en acciones estadounidenses.

Central Bank of Brazil (CoinDesk Archive)

Finance

DeFi Protocol Element Finance Raises $32M in Series A Round

Polychain Capital led the round, which also included Andreessen Horowitz and other previous investors.

Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee

Finance

Brazilians Have Acquired $4B in Cryptocurrencies in 2021, Central Bank Says

Total crypto assets held by Brazilians amount to nearly $50 billion now, compared to $16 billion held in U.S. stocks.

brazil map

Finance

Argentinian Entrepreneur Tries to Take His Tipping App Global With Lightning Network

With 300,000 local users, Cafecito was preparing to expand regionally. But the possibilities opened up by bitcoin have made its young founder more ambitious.

Damian Catanzaro, the creator of tipping app Cafecito (Catanzaro)

Finance

El Salvador’s State-Owned Banco Hipotecario Taps Four Crypto Startups for Blockchain Products

The four-member alliance is already working on products to boost financial inclusion with bitcoin in the Central American country.

San Salvador, El Salvador (Mauricio Cuéllar/Unsplash)

Finance

Criptoloja, First Portuguese Crypto Exchange, Launches Online Trading

The company, which was licensed by Portugal’s central bank in June, allows users to purchase 94 different cryptocurrencies with euros.

Portugal's flag (Getty Images)

Policy

Buterin Calls Mandatory Acceptance of Bitcoin in El Salvador Counter to Crypto’s ‘Ideals of Freedom’

The Ethereum co-founder’s comments appear to refer to an article in El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, but in reality the requirement for merchants to accept bitcoin is not that clear.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin

Finance

Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round

Movii said that it was targeting some of the funding to develop a bitcoin purchasing service.

Hernando Rubio, CEO and co-founder of Colombian fintech company Movii.