Latin American Bitcoin Conference – Buenos Aires, December 7-8, 2013

The first Latin American Bitcoin Conference is being held in Buenos Aires on December 7 – 8, 2013, at the MelĂ­a Hotel downtown. (If you’re not yet familiar with Bitcoin, we suggest you check out our post about how to get the dolar blue rate with Bitcoin.) This two day conference features a variety of … Read more

Using Bitcoin in Argentina

We’ve previously written about Bitcoin, the digital currency that has exploded in popularity (especially in Argentina). It has become a way for Argentines to get their savings out of pesos and for expats and foreigners to take advantage of the blue rate. As Bitcoin has grown in popularity, more real world businesses have started to … Read more

Using Bitcoin to Get the Dolar Blue Rate in Argentina

One of our more frequent topics is on the “dolar blue” rate in Argentina. This is the unofficial rate at which the US dollar trades in Argentina. Yesterday it hit a new record high of U$S 1 = ARS $9.40. That’s an 81% difference to the official rate and a great reason never to use … Read more