Colombia News

Num Finance launches nCOP, a Colombian Peso-pegged stablecoin on Polygon, offering users an 8% yield and promising a fresh take on remittances in Latin America. Num Finance, a Latin America-based stablecoins issuer, has introduced its latest stablecoin, nCOP. This new…

Colombia's central bank recommends implementing restrictions on CBDC holdings, as its research indicates that CBDC adoption will likely result in limited economic impacts

Ripple is pressing forward by partnering with Banco de la República, Colombia's central bank, to probe the potential applications of blockchain technology in the financial sector, and a CBDC.

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has inked a partnership deal with Colombia’s largest bank, Bancolombia, to enable the latter to offer cryptocurrency trading services to its customers.  Gemini and Bancolombia to Pilot Crypto Trading Feature  Cynthia Del Pozo García, principal of…

Less than two months after the Office of the Inspector General of Colombia, World Economic Forum (WEF), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) partnered up to develop a blockchain-based Proof-of-Concept solution to tackle corruption in government’s procurement processes, the Colombian…

Paxful, a peer to peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace is collaborating with CoinLogiq, a fintech platform that facilitates cost-efficient money transfers globally, to install 20 new Bitcoin ATMs in the Republic of Colombia, reports Bitcoin Magazine on September 5, 2019. Expanding…

The Congress of the Rebulic of Colombia has proposed a bill to regulate cryptocurrency transactions and prevent crypto users from falling victim to growing frauds, this according to a report from Competition Policy International  May 13, 2019. Preventing Traders from…

Fura Gems Inc. has taken a huge step for transparency in the colored gem industry and the promotion of Colombian gems by launching a blockchain-powered colored gem tracking platform,. This according to a press release published on Nasdaq,  February 11, 2019.…