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Europe not in top priority for Sam Altman’s Worldcoin: Report
7.10.2024
An exec said Worldcoin is seeing a “larger dynamic” in non-European countries, including those in the Asia-Pacific region and Latin American jurisdictions
Latam Insights: Bukele Offers Bitcoin Advice to Argentina, Uruguay Passes Crypto Law
7.10.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele meets with President Milei in Argentina, offering bitcoin advice to the Senate, and Uruguay passes a cryptocurrency...
Ripple Boosts Cross-Border Transactions in Brazil With New Payment Solution
4.10.2024
Ripple is expanding its digital payments service in Brazil, partnering with Mercado Bitcoin to offer faster, cheaper cross-border transactions. This move positions Ripple Payments as a key player in the region’s crypto landscape, helping businesses move funds 24/7. With plans to streamline treasury...
Bukele and Milei Meet: Zero-Deficit Budgets, Security, and Policy Discussed
1.10.2024
The presidents of Argentina and El Salvador, Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele, met on Monday in Buenos Aires to discuss several issues concerning the mutual problems of their countries. The meeting, attended by members of both cabinets, covered topics such as security, debt issuance, and political...
Latam Insights Encore: Latin America’s Proactive Leadership Could Change the UN’s Agenda
1.10.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine the actions of proactive leaders in Latam, such as Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, and their potential...
Latam Insights: Argentina and El Salvador Fight Against the International Agenda
30.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Argentina rejects the UN’s Pact for the Future, President Nayib Bukele warns about the impending arrival of a dark age, and cryptocurrency imports reach...
Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Zero-Debt Budget Is a Good Start to Heal El Salvador’s Economy
24.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine the budget proposal of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, which contemplates eliminating debt issuance and how this might change...
Latam Insights: Bukele Announces Self-Financed Budget; Salvadoran Coffee Purchase Settled With Bitcoin
23.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, President Nayib Bukele announces a zero debt budget, a batch of Salvadoran coffee gets purchased using bitcoin, and Lightspark eyes the region’s markets....
Lightning Network-Focused Startup Lightspark Sets Its Sights on Latam
19.9.2024
Lightspark hopes to enter Latin America’s cryptocurrency market through its partners in the region, including exchanges like Bitso and fintech institutions like Nubank. Nicolas Cabrera, Lightspark’s vice president of product, explained that the company will focus on targeting Latin...
Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Shows How States Should Keep an Eye on Crypto Usage for Nefarious Purposes
17.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how Brazil is becoming an example of how states should enforce crypto compliance by battling tax evasion and pursuing money laundering groups...
Latam’s Giant Mercado Libre Announces Expansion of Its Stablecoin Project
17.9.2024
Mercado Libre, Latin America’s e-commerce and financial services giant, has announced that it will expand its previously launched Meli Dólar, an in-house developed dollar-pegged stablecoin, to other countries. The token, developed in partnership with the Argentina-based crypto exchange Ripio...
Latam Insights: Brazilian Federal Police Cracks Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings, Brazil Uses AI to Detect Crypto Tax Fraud
16.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazilian police dismantle $9.7 billion crypto laundering rings, Brazil uses an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to detect tax fraud linked to cryptocurrency...
Bit2me Secures Virtual Asset Service Provider License in Argentina
15.9.2024
Bit2me, a leading Spanish crypto exchange, has secured approval as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) from Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV) on September 13, 2024. This authorization aligns Bit2me with local regulatory standards, providing confidence to both investors...
Latam’s Fintech Giant Nubank Ends Nucoin Trading
12.9.2024
Nubank, one of the biggest neobanks in Latan, announced on Tuesday that it would terminate the trading of its nucoin cryptocurrency as it turns to use it as part of an internal rewards and benefits program for its clients. Users will have the choice of exchanging it for bitcoin or stablecoins...
Latam Insights Encore: The Venezuelan Perfect Storm Highlights Bitcoin’s Key Use Case
10.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how bitcoin is being leveraged by both the opposition and the government in Venezuela, highlighting one of its most significant traits:...
Tether's $100M Investment in LatAm Agriculture Firm May Be a Tokenization Play
9.9.2024
Adecoagro is a founder and partial owner in an Argentina-based agricultural commodities tokenization platform Agrotoken
Latam Insights: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Proposes Bitcoin Reserve; Maduro Wants to Retake the Crypto Path
9.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado proposes creating a bitcoin reserve, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro states that the country...
Tether Invests $100 Million in Latam’s Agricultural Giant Adecoagro
8.9.2024
Tether, the USDT stablecoin issuer, has acquired 9.8% of Adecoagro, a Latin American-based agricultural giant. In a move described by Argentine media as surprising, the company invested $100 million to diversify its investments in the agricultural and food sectors. Adecoagro, valued at over...
Latam Insights Encore: Learning From El Salvador’s Lesson on Using Bitcoin as a Rebranding Tool
3.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how other countries can learn to use bitcoin as a rebranding tool, following El Salvador’s example. Latam Insights Encore: Other...
Latam Insights: Bukele Used Bitcoin as a Rebranding Tool; Bitcoin Mining Companies Stop Operating in Paraguay After Power Fee Hikes
2.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele acknowledges that bitcoin rebranded the country, some bitcoin mining companies have stopped operating in Paraguay after...