One Argentinian user, Nicolás, told CoinDesk the app can receive bitcoin payments but immediately converts the cryptocurrency to USDT. He said the Strike wallet only holds USDT. Another Strike user in Argentina, Adam, tweeted that the app was “a disappointment,” describing the app as a custodial wallet that works only with tether under Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard. Source link … [Read more...] about Strike App Won’t Support Bitcoin in Argentina
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Strike Launches Bitcoin Payment Services in Argentina to Kick-Start Latin American Expansion
Strike is currently working with merchants, consumers and individuals in Argentina, according to the statement. So far, the company has launched initial integrations and activations in the southern city of San Martin de los Andes, located in Patagonia. Source link … [Read more...] about Strike Launches Bitcoin Payment Services in Argentina to Kick-Start Latin American Expansion
Ethereum co-founder makes surprise visit to Argentina, what is Buterin planning?
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin made an unannounced visit to Argentina last Friday. The eccentric programmer was first spotted in the fashionable Palermo barrio of the country’s capital Buenos Aires.The next day, he was reported as having lunch with the former president, Mauricio Macri, who served between 2015 and 2019.When it comes to Latin America’s crypto revolution, … [Read more...] about Ethereum co-founder makes surprise visit to Argentina, what is Buterin planning?
Argentina introduces a crypto tax regime on back of El Salvador’s Bitcoin story
Countries around the world are now waking up to how the crypto space could play a pivotal role in their wider economic life as a number of them are now introducing taxes for the space.The latest country to implement a tax regime for the space is Argentina whose authorities released an official notice on November 16 that will see crypto exchanges with bank accounts in the … [Read more...] about Argentina introduces a crypto tax regime on back of El Salvador’s Bitcoin story
Argentina grava a los exchanges de criptomonedas
En septiembre, el presidente del Banco Central de Argentina, Miguel Pesce, dijo que el banco estaba observando el desarrollo de las criptomonedas con “preocupación”. En junio, inició una investigación a nueve empresas fintech por presuntamente realizar intermediación financiera no autorizada con criptomonedas. Source link … [Read more...] about Argentina grava a los exchanges de criptomonedas