Coinbase will host its first investor day, New York State prosecutors won a jurisdictional dispute involving Bitfinex and a protocol arms race is unfolding in Latin America. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You […]
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There may be an enterprise blockchain arms race brewing in Latin America. LatamLink, an alliance of three organizations involved in the launch of the EOS public blockchain in 2018, is now busy integrating the EOSIO software for enterprise uses. The group seems to be competing for business in the region […]
Latin Americans Fighting Mining Companies During COVID19 By Jen Moore, Inequality June 25, 2020 Latin Americans Fighting Mining Companies During COVID192020-06-252020-06-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/demonstration-against-criminalization-of-water-defenders-in-guapinol-honduras.-credit-pedrolanda.-e1593105148732.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstration against the criminalization of water defenders in Guapinol, Honduras. Pedro Landa. Over the years, the mining industry has taken advantage of dictatorship, disasters, and a variety of distractions […]
As more and more people take matters into their own hands to deal with the looters and rioters, even the Latin gangs in Chicago are coming off looking like the good guys, as they are fighting off the looters. It appears as though several shootings took place, as you can […]
Could The Pandemic Start A Biking Revolution In Latin America? By Leonie Rauls, Americas Quarterly. May 20, 2020 Could The Pandemic Start A Biking Revolution In Latin America?2020-05-202020-05-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/bikes-e1589991142531.jpg200px200px Above photo: Mayor Claudia Lopez rides a bike in Bogotá Jyan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images. The crisis offers an opportunity to ease the congestion […]
The crypto loan startup Ledn, which primarily serves users in Latin America, is now offering USDC stablecoin savings accounts through a partnership with the lending and trading conglomerate Genesis. (Disclosure: Genesis is owned by CoinDesk’s parent company, Digital Currency Group.) Genesis VP of Originations Matt Ballensweig said in a statement […]
In advance of her “Crypto Across Emerging Markets” panel at Consensus: Distributed on May 11, Leigh Cuen is writing a three-part column on how cryptocurrencies are used in the developing world. The first installment explored bitcoin adoption in the Middle East and the second covered Africa. Some believe the broader economic crisis might […]
Swedish startup ChromaWay is expanding a project aimed to make land ownership more transparent by putting records on a blockchain. With the launch of its LAC PropertyChain initiative, announced on Tuesday, the company hopes to strengthen blockchain standards, governance and protocols for land transactions in Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay. The […]