Uber Switches to Bitcoin in Argentina After Govt Blocks Uber Credit Cards, by Joël Valenzuela.

The Argentinian government blocked credit card companies from dealing with Uber, causing the ridesharing company’s national branch to use Bitcoin instead. …

The city of Buenos Aires issued orders both to the national communications agency and credit card companies to block the Uber app and deny the company use of credit card service. This prompted Uber to partner with Swiss Bitcoin company Xapo to enable payments through Bitcoin debit cards.