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Latam Insights — Venezuelan Gold Battle Continues, Argentina Seeks Yuan Funding Extension
29.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic development news during the last week. In this issue, Venezuela tries to regain control of the gold stash held in London again; Argentina seeks to expand the Chinese yuan swap line; and Azteco enables...
Ripple Purchases Bitstamp Shares as it Ponders Further M&A
25.5.2023
US fintech firm Ripple has bought shares in the European crypto exchange Bitstamp, taking another step on its journey to expand internationally.
Ripple has so far not disclosed anything about the transaction, which was revealed in Galaxy Digital’s latest quarterly report, where Galaxy said it...
Putin Wants Limit on Currency Purchases for Russians Dealing With Foreigners
24.5.2023
Russian citizens and firms doing business abroad may soon be restricted in the amount of foreign currency they are allowed to acquire, on order from Vladimir Putin. Russia’s head of state now wants his government to cap such purchases on the domestic forex market. President Putin Orders Russian...
NFT marketplace enables cross-chain purchases on multiple networks
23.5.2023
Nonfungible token marketplace NFTrade now supports cross-chain purchases on Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche and BNB Chain
Web3 Move-to-Earn App STEPN Integrates Apple Pay for In-Game Purchases
22.5.2023
The blockchain game sees fiat onramps such as Apple Pay as a means onboarding the next 100 million users to Web3, STEPN chief operating officer Shiti Manghani told CoinDesk
MetaMask rolls out ETH purchases via PayPal to US users
11.5.2023
Users in the United States can also transfer ETH from PayPal to MetaMask. The companies first announced their collaboration in 2022
Central Bank’s Gold Purchases Make ‘Record Breaking Start’ in Q1 2023; 228.4 Tonnes Added to World Reserves
8.5.2023
Central banks have continued to consistently purchase gold during the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest report of the World Gold Council (WGC), the global gold statistics organization. Central banks added nearly 230 tonnes of gold to their national reserves, representing a 176% rise...
Russia Projected to Start Purchasing Chinese Yuan for Its Foreign Reserves as Soon as May
4.5.2023
Russia will start to purchase Chinese yuan for its international reserves as soon as this month, according to reports from Russian economists. While analysts state that the purchases will be small and symbolic in the beginning, these will supposedly demonstrate a turnaround in the economy of...
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Increases Coinbase Position with Back-to-Back Stock Purchases – What Does She Know?
3.5.2023
ARK Invest, Cathie Wood's investment management firm, has remained bullish about Coinbase shares despite its tanking price amid a lawsuit brouhaha.
The investment firm added more shares to its portfolio on May 1 and now holds nearly 50% more COIN shares than last month.
The source of Cathie...
Today in Crypto: Visa’s ‘Ambitious Crypto Product Roadmap’, Bitget’s On-ramp Service for Visa & Mastercard Crypto Purchases, Fractal & XRPL Partner on KYC/AML, Aptos Labs Teams Up with Ledger
25.4.2023
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Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency
15.4.2023
Economist Paul Krugman questioned why Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis opposes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a recent opinion editorial. Krugman suggested that DeSantis may be motivated by “general paranoia.” He speculated that DeSantis may be influenced...
C6 Bank’s Climate Tool to Track CO2 Emissions From Customer Transactions Prompts Debate on Future of Banking
14.4.2023
On April 13, a C6 Bank customer in Brazil shared screenshots of his online bank account, revealing that the financial institution was tracking CO2 emissions from his purchases and urging him to compensate monetarily. C6 Bank states that the new tool aims to inspire Brazilians to adopt more...
Cleanspark Purchases 45,000 Bitcoin Mining Devices, Adding 6.3 EH/s to Current Fleet
11.4.2023
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining company Cleanspark announced that it had purchased 45,000 Antminer S19 XP bitcoin mining devices for a total price of $144.9 million. Cleanspark stated that the new fleet would add 6.3 exahash per second (EH/s) of computational power to the company’s current...
Bitcoin miner CleanSpark purchases 45,000 ASICs for $145M
11.4.2023
The BTC mining firm projects its mining power will reach 16 EH/s by the end of the year
Utility and long-term profits top reasons for NFT purchases: CoinGecko study
11.4.2023
NFTs are purchased for a variety of reasons but according to a new survey from CoinGecko, the majority buy them for utility and long-term profits
NFT Marketplace Looksrare Launches Version 2, Cutting Protocol Fees by 75% and Introducing Bulk Purchases
9.4.2023
Looksrare, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has launched version two, also known as v2, which reduces protocol fees by 75%. According to statistics from Dune Analytics, Looksrare was the tenth-largest NFT marketplace in terms of trader count during the past week. NFT Market Protocol...
Today in Crypto: Poloniex Partners with Mercuryo on Crypto Purchases, Hong Kong Hunting Six Scammers, DFINITY Foundation Launches ‘Twin’ Token ckBTC
3.4.2023
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Bitcoin Profits Deemed Taxable by Denmark’s Supreme Court
1.4.2023
Profits from the sale of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are taxable, according to two rulings by the Supreme Court of Denmark. The verdicts in the cases, which involve crypto purchases and payments as well as income received from bitcoin mining, uphold decisions of lower courts. Denmark’s High Court...
Microstrategy Buys 6,455 More Bitcoin — Now Holds 138,955 BTC
27.3.2023
Microstrategy has purchased 6,455 bitcoins for approximately $150 million at an average price of $23,238 per coin. With its latest purchase, Microstrategy now holds 138,955 bitcoins acquired at an average of $29,817 per coin. Moreover, the company also paid off its loan from troubled Silvergate...
Federal Reserve Hikes Rate by 25bps to Keep Inflation at Bay, Aims for 2% Inflation Rate by 2025
22.3.2023
Following the fallout over the past two weeks in the U.S. banking industry, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, citing the need for the inflation rate to return to 2% over the long run. Fed Raises Rate Despite Calamity in the U.S. Banking Sector...