There are multiple associations in Latin America that promote the understanding and use of the technological potential represented by Blockchain, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Decentralized technologies have more ;multiple benefits for users, such as greater control of their transactions and their information.
Currently, there are three that are leading the cryptocurrency and blockchain revolution within the Latin American sector. Below we tell you which are these organizations that promote the use of these technologies within the region:
The NGO Bitcoin Argentina (Civil Association for the Development of Decentralized Ecosystems - DECODES) is an organization born in 2013 with the aim of promoting and developing knowledge, adoption and use of new technologies. as within modern society. It was the first organization that worked the topic of Bitcoin in LATAM. Rodolfo Andragnes, its founder, is one of the best known people in the world of Bitcoin and Blockchain.
In 2013, Rodolfo led out LaBitCof, which was the first conference of Bitcoin organized in the Latin American region and one of the first in the world. Currently, his organization focuses on providing public or private consulting, training and conferences on Bitcoin and Blockchain.
The Chilean Association of Critpotecnologías is a community of organized cryptocurrency users. His main interest is to promote the use of decentralized payment methods in Chilean society. The organization was born in a context where the information on Bitcoin in the region was very scarce, so from their experience as users, they created the platform to educate the population in a simple way.
Its motto “thought by crypto users, designed for crypto users” It seeks that its users feel supported by the administrators and that equal conditions are generated within the organization. The NGO was born in 2015 seeking to spread the exclusive use of Bitcoin; however, they currently seek to educate about all the technologies and other cryptocurrencies that exist in circulation.
The Central American Association of Cryptocurrency Users, founded by the Guatemalan José Guillén in 2014, seeks to promote the understanding and use of the potential of crypto technologies in Guatemala and in the Central American region.
The organization has made presentations at universities, chambers of commerce and has organized more than 80 meetings with different exponents on cryptocurrencies. From the organization, the main motivation they have found is to be able to educate the vulnerable population about the use of technologies and crypto technologies as a way to guide the most vulnerable communities on Bitcoin and Blockchain issues. s remote.
Among their services, they offer conferences, training and asset trading. In February 2021, ACUCRIP, together with COINCAEX, was organizer of the Virtual Meet Up: “Bitcoin: the most greatest in history”, where he brought together to international exhibitors such as ;Íñigo Molero y Rodolfo Andrágnes to share about the impact of Bitcoin in the world and in the Latin American region.
Guatemala and the world are getting closer to trading Bitcoin on a daily basis. Stay up to date with ACUCRIP networks to learn more about the movement of crypto technologies within the Central American region: