Buenos Aires Tries to Arrest Uber Argentina Leadership, Block App
Buenos Aires has renewed its push to shut down Uber operations in the city, attempting to legally prosecute its local leadership and ban its app from use. Argentina’s capital city, under pressure from local taxi companies, is engaged in a long-term conflict with the global ridesharing giant, which has persisted since credit card services were blocked earlier this year. Franco Amati, co-founder of the Buenos Aires Bitcoin center, details the company’s continuing struggle in the city: “On the judicial front, Buenos Aires’ city prosecutor tried to put local Uber directors in jail. The judge....
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The Argentinian government blocked credit card companies from dealing with Uber, causing the ridesharing company’s national branch to use Bitcoin instead. The city of Buenos Aires issued orders both to the national communications agency (ENACOM) and credit card companies to block the Uber app and deny the company use of credit card service. This prompted Uber to partner with Swiss Bitcoin company Xapo to enable payments through Bitcoin debit cards. Part of an ongoing war against Uber. The ride-sharing company has faced harsh resistance in Argentina, particularly in Buenos Aires. Taxi....
Horacio Larreta, the head of the government of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, confirmed that the city will allow its citizens to pay some taxes with cryptocurrencies. This is part of a digitization plan that the city has named “Buenos Aires+” that seeks to simplify the relationship the city has with citizens.
Buenos Aires Government to Introduce Cryptocurrency Tax Payments
The government of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is planning to allow its citizens to pay some taxes with cryptocurrencies. According to local media, the announcement was made by....
If you're the type that enjoys consuming bitcoin-related media, you may be interested to learn that there's a new documentary out on the topic called Bitcoin: Buenos Aires. Produced by TheProtocol. TV, the film takes a look at the development of bitcoin in Argentina - a country suffering from a devaluing currency in the amount of about thirty percent annually. Here's an official description of the film from the website: Filmed over three days at the beginning of July in Argentina, "Bitcoin: Buenos Aires" provides a never before seen glimpse into the heart of the preeminent Bitcoin....
Argentina has seen such strong growth in bitcoin transactions, owing mostly to the high inflation and capital controls imposed by the government that led people to pursue alternative methods of moving funds around. With that, Buenos Aires has been chosen to host the first-ever Latin America bitcoin conference. The forum was co-sponsored by Bitcoin Argentina and Bitcoin Latin America and was held in the Buenos Aires government's brand new auditorium last July 31. The event also included live streaming from other conferences held simultaneously at the Virtual Currencies in the Financial and....
Atlanta-based BitPay, a digital payments processor, has announced the opening of their Latin American headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located at the 'Bitcoin Embassy Buenos Aires', the office is home to Fundación Bitcoin Argentina (Bitcoin Foundation Argentina) and a few other bitcoin-related companies. At the office, BitPay has employed five software engineers and one business development manager, Alberto Liver Vega. "As a technology enthusiast, I see Bitcoin as a big opportunity for companies to gain a competitive advantage," he said. Vega, for the past 15 years, has been....