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Argentina’s banking-backed groups have moved closer to launching peso stablecoins for businesses, introducing digital peso projects designed for programmable payments while the country’s banking sector remains barred from offering crypto services directly. According to a report by Iproup, two financial…
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Argentine court has ordered the identification of holders behind 25 cryptocurrency wallets and frozen assets linked to the $LIBRA token investigation after authorities traced millions of dollars across multiple blockchain networks. According to Argentine newspaper Clarín, Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez…
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Tether has reportedly invested $20 million in Argentine digital bank Ualá, adding another Latin American financial platform to its growing list of stablecoin-focused investments. According to a Bloomberg report, the investment was part of Ualá’s $197 million equity funding round…
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Bitget has secured registration in Argentina as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, adding another regulated market to its Latin American footprint as crypto adoption in the country approaches 20% of the population. According to a press release shared with crypto.news,…
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Argentina’s bill would block crypto payments to illegal gambling sites and add prison terms of up to 6 years.
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Recently uncovered phone records point to multiple calls between Argentine President Javier Milei and a Libra-associated entrepreneur. Phone logs reviewed by prosecutors, and reported by The New York Times, indicate that Milei exchanged seven calls with an entrepreneur linked to…
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Argentina has ordered a nationwide block of prediction market platform Polymarket, tightening its stance on what authorities describe as unlicensed online betting activity. According to local media, a Buenos Aires court has directed regulators to move forward with enforcement after…
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Multiple cryptocurrency wallets that used to store Libra meme token funds have started operating again after several months of inactivity.
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Argentine President Javier Milei has officially dissolved the investigative unit created earlier this year to look into potential fraud linked to the cryptocurrency LIBRA. LIBRA (LIBRA) was the cryptocurrency that Milei promoted on social media, and he has been under…
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Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister Karina failed to attend a scheduled session related to the LIBRA meme coin scandal.
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Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a formal investigation into the LIBRA memecoin scandal after the token’s collapse wiped out over $280 million in value from nearly 75,000 traders. In a special session held Apr. 8, lawmakers backed three resolutions…
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In Toulouse, France, residents can pay for their metro, tram, cable car, and bus tickets with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In fact, starting on March 17, Toulouse became the first European city where crypto can legally be spent on public…
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The memecoin market saw a 5% boost in overall market cap not long after a prosecutor said he wants to freeze $110 million as part of an investigation into the LIBRA meme coin scandal. On March 6, the overall market…
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KIP Protocol, a web3 firm associated with the scandal token, distanced from the token launch, stating it had no role in initiating or managing the project. The controversy over a token promoted by Argentinian President Javier Milei, which has plunged…
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Argentine President Javier Milei isn’t wasting any time trying to cozy up to the U.S. on trade—he took his case straight to a conservative crowd just outside Washington, making it crystal clear that he wants Argentina at the front of…
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Argentine President Javier Milei has dismissed claims that he endorsed the LIBRA memecoin, which recently saw a dramatic pump and dump, leaving investors with heavy losses. As reported by tier10k on X, Milei stated that he only shared information about…