Buenos Aires to accept crypto for tax payments, launch DLT-backed citizen pro...
Blockchain and virtual currencies are set to become vital part of the Argentine capital’s 12-step digital transformation effort. The capital of Argentina and an agglomeration with more than 12 million citizens, Buenos Aires will make blockchain a vital part of its digitalization drive. Specifically, the city will accept public financial transactions in crypto. As city Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta revealed in his Steve Jobs-styled presentation on April 25, the 12-step development plan titled “Buenos Aires +” envisions a significant increase in crypto and blockchain adoption. Con Buenos....
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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....
A Trip to the Embassy. The Entrance to Bitcoin Embassy. Subtle, and unimposing. There is a large, imposing steel door along a popular street, in the bustling downtown business hub of Buenos Aires. There are no visible markings, or signs, that would indicate to passers-by what is housed inside. And given the time of day, it may take a few buzzes before anyone answers the door. But when someone does get around to letting you in, you'll quickly find yourself in the nascent epicenter of Buenos Aires' burgeoning Bitcoin industry. Once inside, one will find an environment that is frenetic but....
The city of Buenos Aires will deploy a number of Ethereum validator nodes in 2023. The statements were made by Diego Fernandez, secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation of the city, who clarified this deployment will pursue exploratory and regulatory purposes and will help the city to develop regulations for cryptocurrencies.
Buenos Aires to Deploy Ethereum Validator Nodes
More and more cities are including cryptocurrency and blockchain projects as part of their development and growth plans. Buenos Aires will reportedly deploy validator nodes for the Ethereum chain in....
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....
Dario Nieto, a lawmaker in the city of Buenos Aires, has introduced a bill that would use blockchain systems to make social aid payments in order to bring clarity to these activities. Nieto has complained about the different intermediaries that use these social campaigns to make money and how introducing blockchain might eliminate these activities.
Social Aid Blockchain Law Introduced in Buenos Aires
Many systems are using blockchain due to the traceability that this tech might bring to any implementation. Senator Dario Nieto, a lawmaker for the city of Buenos Aires, is....