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Chile Busts $88 Million Crypto Laundering Ring Tied to the Sanctioned Tren de Aragua Cartel

DIGIT — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:35:27 +0000

An investigation that has been active since 2024 identified an 18-man money-laundering group that used several bank accounts, irregular companies, and cryptocurrency remittances to launder funds from the illegal activities of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua group. Chile Shuts Down $88 Million Crypto Money Laundering Group Linked To Tren de Aragua A two-year investigation has […]

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Chile Cracks Down on Tren de Aragua’s Crypto Money Laundering Scheme

DIGIT — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:30:09 +0000

Chile recently cracked down on a money laundering scheme that involved moving millions of dollars to various countries, including Venezuela, Colombia, the U.S., Paraguay, Mexico, Spain, and Argentina. The Tren de Aragua used crypto assets to launder some of these criminal funds. Chile Dismantles Tren de Aragua’s Crypto Money Laundering Operation Cryptocurrency has become yet […]

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Report: Gen Z in Chile Is Mostly Digital and Crypto-Native

DIGIT — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:30:47 +0000

Kushki, an Ecuador-based fintech company, has revealed that more than half of all centennials in Chile use digital means to settle their payments and are knowledgeable about crypto and its uses. Centennials in Chile Are Familiar With Digital and Crypto Settlements Latam is quickly leaning towards tech-based and digital settlement platforms, including fiat and crypto […]

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Chile Quiere Bitcoin: Legislators Rally Around Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Proposal

DIGIT — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:30:43 +0000

Legislators in Chile are preparing to support the creation of a bitcoin bench in Congress to lead the regulatory charge in the Latin American nation. The goal is to introduce a strategic bitcoin reserve proposal later this year. Chile to Consider Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Proposal This Year Chile, a country not particularly known for its […]

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No Bitcoin! Central Bank of Chile Rejects Adding BTC as a Reserve Asset

DIGIT — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:30:35 +0000

The Central Bank of Chile recently stated that it could not add bitcoin to its reserves, as this crypto asset fails to comply with the requirements to be included as a bank investment. Central Bank of Chile Would Not Add Bitcoin to Its Reserves The debate about bitcoin as a reserve asset and the issue […]

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Chilean Authorities Probe World’s Domiciliary Eye Scanning Activities Pilot

DIGIT — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:41:43 +0000

Chilean authorities from the consumer protection watchdog SERNAC are investigating the company that will provide domiciliary iris scanning services to World, formerly Worldcoin. The measure comes after the institution asked the courts to suspend the project activities last month. World Faces Opposition From Chilean Authorities Regarding Domiciliary Eye Scanning Activities World, the eye-scanning-based identification project, […]

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Coinwire Report: Latam to More Than Double Its Crypto Trading Levels This Year

DIGIT — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:30:47 +0000

A recent report by Coinwire, a cryptocurrency research portal, predicts that cryptocurrency adoption levels in Latam will more than double in 2024. The report, which examined trading movements on trusted centralized exchanges according to Coingecko, forecasts that crypto trading volumes in the region will reach $7.82 trillion in 2024, with Brazil and Chile being the […]

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Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF Starts Trading in Chilean Stock Exchange

DIGIT — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 06:41:32 +0000

Last week, the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) arrived at the Santiago Stock Exchange, the main financial market of Chile. The leading spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) instrument, which was approved this year by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will now allow Chilean investors to acquire an “accessible and efficient digital asset to include […]

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Latam Insights: Brazil to Offer Bitcoin Futures, Paraguay Battles Mining, Worldcoin Wins in Chile

DIGIT — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:36:42 +0000

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Brazilian stock exchange will offer bitcoin futures contracts, Paraguay advances measures to curb illegal bitcoin mining operations, and Worldcoin gets a legal victory in Chile. Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 to List Bitcoin […]

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Latam Insights: Chile to Keep Advancing CBDC Tests, Argentina Debuts VASP Registry

DIGIT — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:30:56 +0000

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Central Bank of Chile will keep experimenting with CBDC, Argentina’s VASPs will have to register to provide services in the country, and Argentines are warming up to bitcoin as an investment instrument. […]

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