News with the tag "colombia"

Grupo Bancolombia’s cryptocurrency platform Wenia now offers the EURC, a euro-pegged digital stablecoin. According to Cointelegraph , integrating EURC, a 1:1 restricted and controllable euro digital currency, into Wenia is expected to enhance the user’s experience by providing a seamless way to tran...

The Trump Administration has debuted the use of one of its strongest weapons, the spending power of the American people, against Colombia. With a sweeping tariffs announcement, Trump compelled the Colombian government to accept repatriation flights, ending a 1-day crisis swiftly. Tariffs, Tariffs, T...

Depay and Satoshi Tango have partnered to bring seamless digital payments to Latin America. This collaboration introduces a system where consumers in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru can now use QR codes to make payments in retail outlets, significantly advancing the adoption of cryptocurrency ...

MetaMask introduced the MetaMask Card in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, a huge step forward for cryptocurrency followers in Latin America. This unique debit card enables users to easily spend their digital assets in real-time anywhere Mastercard is accepted, signalling a significant shift in the acce...

This week’s LATAM crypto news highlights the region’s dynamic cryptocurrency scene. Brazil, for example, could begin to regulate cryptocurrency-related activities, while Argentina continues on its digital innovation path by allowing underground payments in cryptocurrency. In Brazil, Public Consultat...

Maybe CBDCs are less inevitable than some people think.

The Colombian Industry and Commerce Superintendence (SIC), the personal data protection authority of the country, has formulated charges against Worldcoin, the biometric digital ID project, for violations of the personal data regime. The institution stated that the accusation focuses on determining ...

Colombia’s Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has launched an investigation into Worldcoin and its parent company, Tools for Humanity. The SIC alleges that both firms have violated the nation’s data protection regime. Worldcoin has come under the scrutiny of Columbian regulators. The pri...

Prince Harry voiced strong concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and social media during a recent panel discussion in Bogotá, Colombia. Speaking alongside his wife Meghan Markle and Colombia’s Vice President Francia Marquez, Harry highlighted the potential risks of AI and criticized the divisi...

A survey conducted by Binance revealed that more than half of all cryptocurrency users in Latin America utilize crypto as a long-term investment, choosing to hold onto their digital assets. The survey, which polled 10,000 users from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, indicates that the number ...