- Argentina and El Salvador have partnered to boost the crypto industry in Latin America by sharing regulatory expertise and fostering innovation.
- El Salvador has entered into talks with the IMF for multi-billion-dollar funding which means amending the Bitcoin law.
El Salvador and Argentina have announced a strategic partnership to enhance the development of the crypto industry across Latin America. The two countries signed an agreement to strengthen policies and encourage development in the cryptocurrency industry.
Juan Carlos Reyes, the head of El Salvador’s CNAD, and Roberto Silva, the head of Argentina’s CNV, signed the document on Tuesday. In this partnership, both organizations will work together to provide regulatory knowledge and support the establishment of a legitimate crypto market.
Reyes underlined that cooperation with international partners is crucial and noted that CNAD’s main goals include knowledge exchange with partners from other countries and the growth of the international presence of regulated companies. Reyes stressed that Argentina is known as one of the most technological countries in the world, with high penetration rates, which makes this partnership very effective.
While the details of the partnership have not been publicly shared, Reyes stated that the partnership is to promote knowledge sharing and spur the development of cryptocurrency technologies. He noted that they will continue to work on building a conducive environment for the development of digital assets in the region.
National Contexts Driving the Partnership
El Salvador has been leading the world in the use of cryptocurrencies as it became the first country to accept Bitcoin as a legal tender in 2021. The government of El Salvador, led by President Nayib Bukele, has allocated $270 million to buy 6,180 bitcoins. At the onset of the project, there were doubts, but the cumulative unrealized gains stood at over $333 million.
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has also endorsed cryptocurrency and Bitcoin as a way of dealing with inflation. The government policies under his administration are in line with the nation’s active crypto developer community. The high-tech concentration and the high level of crypto adoption that Argentina has makes the country a perfect counterpart for El Salvador when it comes to regulating the crypto sector in the region.
IMF Deal and Bitcoin Policy Adjustments
El Salvador is also in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain a funding package worth multi-billion dollars. According to the reports, the deal may involve changes to the Bitcoin law in the country, which would mean that businesses would be allowed to take Bitcoin on a voluntary basis.
The IMF has been negotiating with El Salvador for a long time, and that is why it has concerns about the advisability of using Bitcoin as legal tender. However, the IMF still calls for better transparency in the country regarding the regulation of cryptocurrencies. The agreement could open up $2 billion in credit from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank for macroeconomic reforms and structural adjustments. As of this writing, BTC is trading at $98 022., registering a 3% rise in the last 24 hours.
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