Digital currencies
    
    
                  29 May, 2018
                
        
  Blockchain enthusiasm builds in Brazil, but not everyone wants to be a pioneer
- Febraban launches blockchain pilot project
 - “There’s still a lot of misunderstanding” says developer
 
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                  28 May, 2018
                
        
  CityWallet looks to Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico for expansion
- Micropayments startup reaches 10,000 users in Venezuela, launches in Chile
 - “Our strategy is simply to enter a niche ignored by banks,” says co-founder
 - Blockchain-based product switches NFC technology in Venezuela for QR codes in Chile
 
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                  24 May, 2018
                
        
  Smart contracts set to overhaul banking, lift financial inclusion, says Ripio CEO
- Smart contracts are a tool for financial inclusion, will overturn the role of banks, says Sebastian Serrano
 - Blockchain based peer-to-peer lending network poised to advance from beta phase “in coming weeks”
 
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                  17 May, 2018
                
        
  Brazil’s Central Bank opens doors to blockchain with first use case
EXCLUSIVE: Quorum-based data exchange platform goes live after multiple blockchain studies and proofs of concept…
    
    
                  14 May, 2018
                
        
  Bitt bets on regtech proposal for Caribbean blockchain pilot
Blockchain developer hopes KYC/AML plans will encourage commercial banks into project with Eastern Caribbean Central Bank…
    
    
                  7 May, 2018
                
        
  Santiago stock exchange targets blockchain marketplace
Securities lending platform on Hyperledger Fabric just the beginning of blockchain use case opportunities for Chile’s bolsa, says chief information officer Andrés Araya…
