Latin America's cryptocurrency

Money is changing in Latin America.... Read More

The fintech and crypto currency story has many potential starting points, but perhaps the best way 'in', for the purpose of this report, is to explain the emergence of two related things: Blockchain and Bitcoin.... Read More

Since mid-2021 the small Central American republic of El Salvador has placed itself at the vanguard of Latin America's experimentation with cryptocurrencies.... Read More

In some ways the contrast between Brazil and El Salvador could not be greater.... Read More

Unlike Brazil, Argentina has a largely unregulated crypto market, which is nevertheless developing rapidly.... Read More

At least four trends are at work in the Mexican crypto and fintech environment.... Read More

Venezuela is often cited as an example of the negative case for crypto adoption, where a perfect storm of an extreme economic crisis, hyperinflation involving an almost complete collapse in the value of the Bolívar, the national currency, a massive fall in living standards, government capital and currency controls, and US economic sanctions have all driven the country towards crypto.... Read More

A snapshot of the state of cryptocurrencies and fintech in mid 2022 suggests various conclusions.... Read More