Colombia News

Colombia — officially the Republic of Colombia — is a country located in northwest South America, including some territories in Central America. Columbia has a developing economy and the country is the fourth in terms of GDP among the countries of Latin America. In terms of cryptocurrency, Colombia was the place for the Blockchain Colombia Meetup in 2018. In addition, there is Fintech Colombia — an association of companies focusing on technology in finance. Moreover, local Colombian cryptocurrency-related businesses have launched a Colombian Blockchain Association in 2018 in order to support the industry and advise the national government on the questions of digital currency regulation. In Colombia, blockchain is also very interesting for authorities, as they look at the prospects for the implementation of the technology.

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According to Chainalysis, Latin American crypto users significantly prefer centralized exchanges, in contrast to the rest of the world.
Latin America takes global lead in preference for centralized exchanges: Report
Ciaran Lyons
2023-10-15T06:02:42+01:00
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The CEO of Lightning Koffee launched the coffee startup in October with the aim of onboarding Medellín businesses onto Bitcoin.
Colombian Bitcoiner aims to orange-pill coffee lovers one bean at a time
Brayden Lindrea
2023-09-06T04:47:00+01:00
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Num Finance received $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round in May and is now issuing stablecoins in the local currencies of Argentina, Peru and Colombia.
Num Finance launches Colombian peso stablecoin on Polygon
Derek Andersen
2023-08-24T23:22:08+01:00
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Setting limits on CBDC transactions could be beneficial to issues related to user privacy and security, according to the central bank of Colombia.
Colombia’s central bank recommends limiting CBDC holdings and spending
Helen Partz
2023-08-17T14:28:30+01:00
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The launch announcement followed expansion moves by Bitfinex into El Salvador and Chile through licensing and partnerships, respectively.
Bitfinex launches P2P trading platform in Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia
Turner Wright
2023-06-27T20:30:00+01:00
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Ripple says the “in principle” approval will help scale its “On-Demand Liquidity,” the service it uses to source XRP liquidity to customers.
Ripple gets in-principle nod for digital asset services in Singapore
Brayden Lindrea
2023-06-22T06:39:42+01:00
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The pilot program will run through 2023 with the intent of demonstrating blockchain utility to the general public.
Ripple partners with Colombia’s central bank to explore blockchain technology
Tristan Greene
2023-06-15T19:00:00+01:00
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The human rights advocacy group pulled the faked images following widespread online criticism.
Amnesty nixes AI-generated images of Colombian protests after criticism
Martin Young
2023-05-03T05:38:52+01:00
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