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Key Takeaways:

Argentina-El Salvador Collaboration: Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV) is partnering with El Salvador to learn from its Bitcoin adoption and broader cryptocurrency activities.
High-Level Discussions: CNV and El Salvador’s National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) discussed strategies for cryptocurrency regulation and use, emphasizing El Salvador’s pioneering role in Bitcoin.
Strengthening Ties: Argentina aims to explore collaboration agreements with El Salvador to enhance its own cryptocurrency framework and regulation.

The government of Argentina is collaborating with El Salvador to gain insights from its experience in Bitcoin adoption and other cryptocurrency activities.

Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV) recently met with El Salvador’s National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) to discuss crypto adoption and regulation, according to an official CNV announcement.

🇦🇷🇸🇻 Argentina met with El Salvador officials to discuss the adoption of #Bitcoin and crypto. pic.twitter.com/FW9JASgv11
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) May 27, 2024

During the meeting on May 23, CNV president Roberto Silva, CNV vice president Patricia Boedo, and CNAD president Juan Carlos Reyes discussed El Salvador’s pioneering role as the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021.

The officials exchanged strategies and concepts related to cryptocurrency use in global economies, with a particular focus on El Salvador’s Bitcoin experience.

CNV president Silva emphasized that El Salvador has not only become a global leader in Bitcoin adoption but has also made significant strides in the broader cryptocurrency sector.

He noted the valuable industry insights provided by CNAD, which oversees and regulates El Salvador’s digital asset market. Silva remarked:

“We want to strengthen ties with the Republic of El Salvador, and therefore, we are going to explore the possibility of signing collaboration agreements with them.”

CNV vice president Boedo, who visited El Salvador for market development meetings in March, highlighted the importance of El Salvador’s expertise in the crypto industry.

BREAKING: 🇦🇷🇸🇻 Argentina is in discussions with El Salvador about its #Bitcoin adoption strategy and will explore signing a collaboration agreement.

Argentina is a G20 nation and its economy is ~20x bigger than El Salvador's. 👀 pic.twitter.com/Jqh2HeUpBB
— Bitcoin Archive (@BTC_Archive) May 27, 2024

“Argentina is a pioneer in technology and the National Securities Commission understands and wants to work with the industry efficiently and create appropriate regulation,” said El Salvador’s official Reyes.

This development comes as Argentina continues to advance its cryptocurrency regulations, including implementing registration requirements for crypto firms in April.

The country’s interest in cryptocurrency has surged since Bitcoin-friendly politician Javier Milei became Argentina’s president in late 2023.

In late 2023, Argentina’s foreign affairs minister, Diana Mondino, mentioned that the government was preparing a decree to legalize the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for payments under specific conditions.