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ECB rates bitcoin as a speculative asset

In an online event, the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, reported that bitcoin has a high level of speculation and needs to be regulated. At the Reuters Next conference, Lagarde reported that the popular cryptocurrency has done "some fun business and some interesting and…

Maduro ratified the go-ahead and defended the use of accounts in convertible currencies

The Venezuelan ruler, Nicolás Maduro, announced during the presentation of his Report and Account before the new Parliament on Tuesday, January 12, that the opening of accounts in convertible currencies, at all levels, will be allowed so…

Inflation in Brazil in 2020 was 4.52%

The Brazilian Consumer Price Index (IPCA) closed 2020 with a level of 4.52%, which is the highest accumulated figure since 2016, after an increase of 0.21 percentage points compared to the previous year, according to data published this…

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Blockchain technology will be used in Colombia

The Ministry of Transport of Colombia has announced the possibility of implementing the use of new technologies to collect, store, process and distribute information in order to seek an improvement in transport operations, management and…

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Pence and other members of the cabinet would be denied to the impeachment of Trump

Pence has not publicly referred to the idea of resorting to a mechanism never used in the history of the United States, although the newspaper quotes a person close to the vice president who confirmed his refusal. Trump's impeachment…

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Government of Ecuador intends to emancipate the Central Bank before his departure

This Tuesday, the Government of Ecuador reported to the local media its decision to prepare a Monetary and Financial Code that seeks the autonomy of the Central Bank, it must be approved by the National Assembly before the term of the…

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Trump admits end of term and calls for orderly transition

This Thursday, January 7, the outgoing US president, Donald Trump, accepted that his government will be a single term and promised an "orderly transition", after Congress ratified the electoral victory of President-elect Joe Biden.…

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Paraguay corrects the Washington Post on alleged oil negotiation with Guaidó

The Paraguayan government denied having reached an agreement with the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on an outstanding debt of 290 million dollars, contracted for the purchase of oil in 2004, in response to an article by the…

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US banking regulators approve the use of blockchain to issue payments

One of the independent agencies of the United States Department of the Treasury, called the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, has ruled through a statement about the use of stablecoins as a mechanism to issue payments in…

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Maduro will authorize Venezuelan banks to create foreign currency accounts

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that his administration will authorize Venezuelan banks to create accounts for payment in foreign currency and reiterated that the country is heading "towards a 100% digital economy." “We are…

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