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In addition to recommending the financial education of the public in the Bahamas, the IMF hinted at the importance of a “robust supervisory and regulatory framework” for digital assets.

“We have a vision to transform The Bahamas into the leading digital assets hub in the Caribbean,” said Philip Davis, prime minister of the Bahamas.

How a small-scale Bitcoin education project involving a former brewery collided with plans for Bitcoin as de facto legal tender.

Jamaica’s new central bank digital currency, slated for launch early this year, aims to help address economic issues on the island nation.

Between the bull market, the NFT craze and DeFi taking off, 2021 was an interesting year for Latin America.

Affected individuals should be able to use the digital funds for goods and services at more than 30 participating merchants in Haiti, with the option for vendors to cash out.

Reggae and dancehall musicians in the Caribbean may soon have a nonfungible token platform to help gain greater control of their creative work.

"The adoption of cryptocurrencies is far from being a gimmick,” said one of the entrepreneurs behind a project developing property on the island.

IADB disbursed tokenized funds to a recipient in the Dominican Republic using the LACChain blockchain network.

The ECCB has launched a regional central bank digital currency in partnership with Caribbean fintech outfit Bitt.

The Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based tech firm for its central bank digital currency project scheduled to begin in May.

Antigua and Barbuda take steps towards becoming crypto-friendly destinations in the Caribbean region.

Bitmain, the world’s largest crypto mining hardware firm, expands its distribution in South America by partnering with two crypto mining consulting firms.

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to issue Digital Eastern Caribbean Dollar in partnership with Medici portfolio firm Bitt.

A plot of pristine Caribbean land is for sale for £5.3 mln, but only for Bitcoin