Argentina a hotbed for cryptocurrencies
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With a history of hyperinflation, currency crashes and savings being confiscated, people in Argentina have long looked to alternatives to their local currency to save their money. New digital currencies such as Bitcoin are just one alternative that people are beginning to use. Argentina became the first country in Latin America with Bitcoin ATMs. Argentinians have been long looking for alternative ways to invest, and even speculate. But the 2018 G20 Summit held in Buenos Aires raised the concern of regulating Cryptocurrencies. Where is the future?
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