Bitex.la Opens Bitcoin Branches in Argentina and Chile
Through a partnership with Uruguay-based remittance company, More Money Transfers (MMT), Latin American Bitcoin exchange Bitex.la has 19 agents in Argentina and one in Chile who will now sell bitcoin. Providing services for the non- or underbanked in emerging markets has been regarded as a powerful use case for bitcoin, especially in Argentina. The....
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The digital currency exchange Huobi Global has revealed it has acquired Bitex, a Latin American crypto platform that operates in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Huobi details that the company is stepping up its presence in Latin America as it believes the region will be one of the most active crypto adoption areas worldwide.
Huobi Aims to Step Up Its Presence in Latin America, Acquires Local Bitex Exchange
On Thursday, the leading crypto asset exchange Huobi Global announced the company has acquired the Latin American cryptocurrency exchange Bitex. According to the....
The Chinese crypto exchange Huobi announced that it had purchased a Latin American cryptocurrency exchange, Bitex. The exchange did this to reach out to Latin American countries like Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Huobi explains that the firm is expanding its influence in Latin America as it sees the region as one of the most […]
Argentina-based e-commerce company Avalancha has announced it will now accept bitcoin through a new strategic partnership with bitcoin merchant processor BitPagos and Latin America-focused bitcoin exchange Bitex.la. Avalancha, which launched in May, aims to provide Argentinian consumers with a convenient buying option for electronics and home appliances, and it sees bitcoin as a key investment that will help it better serve its growing customer base. Miguel Klurfan, CEO of Avalancha, told CoinDesk his company is focused on giving online shoppers a greater degree of convenience, and that....
A bitcoin exchange and a remittance company have partnered to offer customers fiat-to-bitcoin deposit services across Latin America. Bitex.la has joined with More Money Transfers (MMT), a Latin American remittances company in what they claim is the first alliance of its kind. However, the partnership, said Bitex chief marketing officer Manu Beaudroit, isn't meant to provide remittance services in bitcoin, but instead, enable more people into contact and activity with the digital currency. Speaking to CoinDesk, Beaudroit voiced his belief that bitcoin holds some of the greatest promise for....
Chile's government has declared a state of emergency in a coastal town of Coquimbo where 15 foot waves came ashore in the wake of a massive earthquake that has left ten dead in the Latin American nation. Tsunami waves made landfall north and south of the quake's epicenter along Chile's long coastline, with tsunami warnings for the US west coast. The earthquake represents the largest quake in the world this year, its duration more than three minutes. Dozens of aftershocks followed. The initial quake could be felt in Brazil and Argentina: 8.3 magnitude earthquake in Chile made waves in this....