Caribbean – DIGIT INFO

FTX liquidators report exchange held $2.4M ‘fleet of vehicles’ in the Bahamas

DIGIT — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:45:00 +0000

The liquidators said they would “commence disposals” of certain FTX Digital physical assets following approval from the Bahamas’ supreme court.

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Caribbean nation St. Kitts & Nevis may adopt Bitcoin Cash as legal tender by March 2023

DIGIT — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:51:50 +0000

The country’s prime minister says it is consulting on the introduction of Bitcoin Cash on a legal basis, in spite of being within the territory of pioneering CBDC DCash.

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Huobi Global reportedly plans relocation to the Caribbean

DIGIT — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:29:26 +0000

The company may relocate up to 200 employees from Seychelles to one of the Caribbean jurisdictions.

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MakerDAO co-founder Nikolai Mushegian dies at 29 in Puerto Rico

DIGIT — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:43:00 +0000

Mushegian was an important figure in the crypto community, contributing to multiple projects, including MakerDAO, BitShares and Balancer.

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IMF recommends the Bahamas ‘accelerate its education campaigns’ on CBDC

DIGIT — Mon, 09 May 2022 20:04:46 +0000

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.

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From beer to Bitcoin as legal tender: A BTC education in Roatán

DIGIT — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:34:42 +0000

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

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Jamaica’s central bank digital currency and the problems it hopes to solve

DIGIT — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:07:00 +0000

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

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Member of St. Maarten’s Parliament Plans to Have His Entire Salary Paid in Bitcoin Cash

DIGIT — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:30:53 +0000

On Saturday, the leader of the United People’s Party and member of St. Maarten’s Parliament, Rolando Brison, announced that he’s become the first elected official to request his entire salary paid in bitcoin cash. Brison believes St. Maarten can be the “Crypto Capital of the Caribbean,” as long as his country continues to embrace blockchain […]

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NFTs, payments and conferences: Crypto in Latin America in 2021

DIGIT — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:49:40 +0000

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

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UK Bitcoin wallet provider Caricoin to create NFT platform for reggae artists

DIGIT — Mon, 17 May 2021 13:17:49 +0000

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

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