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The Caribbean island of Dominica is issuing a new digital token that will be airdropped to users of the Huobi exchange. (Dominica Ministry of Tourism)
Markets
Caribbean
Huobi Token Surges After Crypto Exchange Discloses Airdrop of Dominica Coin
The deal is noteworthy partly because of its connections to crypto billionaire Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain where the Caribbean island's new token will initially...
The Caribbean island of Dominica is issuing a new digital token that will be airdropped to users of the Huobi exchange. (Dominica Ministry of Tourism)
By Lyllah Ledesma
Nov 29, 2022 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2022
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Beach at long haul bay Nevis island, St.Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean (Westend61/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Bitcoin Cash Could Be Legal Tender in St. Kitts by March, Prime Minister Says
The Caribbean nation could join El Salvador and the Central African Republic in backing crypto.
Beach at long haul bay Nevis island, St.Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean (Westend61/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Nov 14, 2022 at 11:19 a.m. UTC
Nov 14, 2022
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Finance
Huobi
Crypto Exchange Huobi Tweets Plan to Move to Caribbean
Dominica, Panama and the Bahamas are the frontrunners, according to Justin Sun, who advises the company.
(Shutterstock)
By Jamie Crawley
Nov 3, 2022 at 9:52 a.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2022
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Could Curacao Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
Video
Cdtv
Could Curacao Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
Pete Kroll, crypto OG and director of BTC Curacao, which strives to teach the people and businesses of Curacao about bitcoin, discusses his take on the state of crypto in the...
Could Curacao Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 19, 2021 at 7:57 p.m. UTC
Aug 19, 2021
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Cubans Using Crypto to Help Compatriots Amid Health Crisis and Economic Embargo
Video
Bitcoin
Cubans Using Crypto to Help Compatriots Amid Health Crisis and Economic Embargo
As their economy collapses, some Cubans protesting their government are turning to bitcoin, USDT, litecoin, Tron, and bitcoin cash to get donations to people who need them.
Cubans Using Crypto to Help Compatriots Amid Health Crisis and Economic Embargo
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 16, 2021 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2021
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Tech
South america
ChromaWay Expands Effort to Put Latin American Land Records on the Blockchain
The Swedish startup is working with the IDB and local agencies to make land ownership more transparent in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Credit: Izdhaan Nizar/Unsplash
By Sebastian Sinclair
May 6, 2020 at 8:02 a.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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East Caribbean Central Bank
Markets
News
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to Test Blockchain Legal Tender
The ECCB is about to conduct a pilot for a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in preparation for a planned full rollout.
East Caribbean Central Bank
By Daniel Palmer
Mar 6, 2019 at 4:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2019
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Barbados parliament
Markets
Payments
Prime Minister's Son to Head Barbados Blockchain Startup
Barbados-based payments startup Bitt has hired Rawdon Adams, the son of an ex-prime minister, as its new CEO.
Barbados parliament
By Stan Higgins
Sep 29, 2017 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2017
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barbados, caribbean
Markets
Banking
How a Tiny Island Could Give Cryptocurrency a Big Boost
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson discusses how efforts in the Caribbean to harness public blockchain tech could lead to regional transformation.
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By Noelle Acheson
May 30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
May 30, 2017
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Markets
Banking
Bitt Reveals Big Plans for Cross-Caribbean Blockchain Settlement Network
A new partnership could be step one in a larger bid to unite some of the Caribbean's biggest financial institutions with blockchain tech.
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By Pete Rizzo
May 23, 2017 at 1:03 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2017
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