South America
Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here, we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news, continent by continent and country by country.
Brazil
Major Crypto Events Held in Brazil: The recent month of November saw two main cryptocurrency related events taking place in Brazil including Blockmaster Forum in Sao Paulo and the Traditional Bitconference in Fortaleza.
Both events were attended by thousands of people who were interested in understanding more about the sector and invest in it. Several leading cryptocurrency entrepreneurs made keynote addresses in the events and had interesting panel discussions.
Crypto Association to Adhere to Fintech Ethics: The Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange association ABCripto helped launch the Code of Ethics and Best Practices of the Fintech segment in association with Fintech Committee of ABStartups and Brazilian Crowdfunding Investment Association (CrowdInvest).
According to a communique from the partnership, the document is part of a new self-regulatory landscape, an idea that cryptocurrency exchanges are trying hard to legitimize in the country.
Former Nasdaq CEO Launches Blockchain Services in Brazil: Kaidi Ruusalepp, former Nasdaq CEO is aiming to launch new blockchain projects in the country including Funderbeam, a three-stage platform built for the investors.
Funderbeam is closely working with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) to start operations in the South American country.
Bitcoin Regulation Bill Postponed till 2019: The newest Bitcoin legislation bill 2303/15 authored by the Federal Deputy Aureo Ribeiro which was slated to be voted on by 5 December is now put on hold till next year.
The move was made after a recent meeting of the Special Committee of Regulation of Virtual Currencies organized by the Central bank. Eventually, the members decided to withdraw the motion and cancel the immediate vote on the matter.
It is reported that further feedback from the industry including ABCB and ABCripto associations will be considered before deciding more on the matter.
Argentina
G20 Summit Puts Greater Emphasis on Cryptocurrencies: Global leaders belonging to the top G20 group of countries have put greater emphasis on the cryptocurrency side of things during a recent summit in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.
The summit was attended by global leaders as well as some of the world’s largest corporations including Bank of America, Inter-American Development Bank, The World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Health Organization (WHO).
The influential leaders especially addressed the issue of cryptocurrencies and decided to work on combined regulatory frameworks for them.
Chile
Exchange Loses Case Against Banks: In a major loss to the country’s crypto sector, cryptocurrency exchange Orionx lost the right to open accounts in the state-run bank after having them closed earlier this year.
The decision was announced by the apex court of the country despite earlier assurances that the right of the exchange to have a bank account was protected under the law. The new judgement states that the bank did not violate the rules of the constitution and thus cannot be declared unconstitutional.
Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro Wants to Use Petro for Selling Oil in 2019: Venezuela’s national cryptocurrency project Petro is once again in the news as President Nicolas Maduro has declared that the embattled country will bypass the US sanctions by using its national cryptocurrency, Petro for oil sales starting next year.
While Venezuela’s government is still facing a host of problems in getting the prized cryptocurrency project to work, there is also the issue of lack of international adopters as both Russia and India have refused to pay in Petro for their imports.
The effort to use Petro is part of a six-year financial plan by the government to mitigate the impact of US sanctions on the country’s oil-reliant economy.
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