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Latam Insights: Colombian President Meets Blockchain Experts, Brazil Passes 15% Tax for Foreign Crypto Investments
4.12.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Colombian president met with a group of blockchain proponents, the Brazilian Senate passed a law taxing investments in foreign exchanges, and the Fintech...
Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Joins Ripple-Owned Metaco’s Global Crypto Storage Network
4.12.2023
Value Locked in Defi Nears $50B With 34.40% Surge in 46 Days, Led by Top Protocols
3.12.2023
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) is on the brink of surpassing the $50 billion threshold, standing at $48.91 billion currently. This figure marks a significant rebound from the low of $36.39 billion recorded 46 days ago, on October 18. Over this period, the TVL in defi...
Solana DeFi Platform Jupiter Shares Airdrop Allocations – Here’s How to Check Eligibility
3.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Aleksandra Sova Jupiter, a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator running on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, has announced the opening of initial claims for its JUP token airdrop. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the project said users can now begin claiming their...
Terra (LUNA) Re-enters Top 100 Crypto As InQubeta (QUBE) Smashes $5.6 Million Presale Mark
3.12.2023
Significant digital asset ranking shifts continually happen in the crypto market. According to CoinMarketCap, Terra (LUNA), an algorithmic stablecoin, has re-entered the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization after a recent spike in its price. This development coincides with...
Decoding Web3: Blockchain Laboratories Set to Revolutionize ESG Markets with Innovative Solutions
3.12.2023
While blockchain technology has often been solely associated with JPEG NFTs and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, its broader potential has recently been uncovered. Contrary to what people may believe, this innovation is not confined to the world of cryptocurrency and pictures of monkeys; instead,...
Looking at Getting Started With Crypto? What You Should Know
3.12.2023
Cryptocurrency has been disrupting the financial world for quite a few years. No wonder it has become one of the mainstream investment channels for forward-thinking investors and traders. The potential for substantial gains from these decentralized currencies is gaining attention from millions...
Socrates: Redefining Web3 Social Media by Rewarding Engaging Debates
3.12.2023
Socrates, a global web3 social media and entertainment platform based on blockchain technology, is revolutionising the social media experience worldwide. Following a successful testing phase, the app has now launched on multiple blockchains, and we invite wisdom seeks and web3 users alike to join...
Cambridge Study Unveils Ethereum’s Environmental Impact Post-Merge, Highlighting Major Energy Reduction
3.12.2023
The transformation of the Ethereum network, popularly known as ‘The Merge,’ marked a significant shift in the blockchain’s energy usage and climate impact. A detailed report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) meticulously dissects this journey, offering...
L2 Crypto Project Blast Achieves $660M TVL Amid Mockery for Key Developer Recruitment
2.12.2023
Recent data reveals that Blast, the new layer two (L2) blockchain platform, has amassed a significant $660 million in value within its decentralized finance (defi) protocol. Concurrently, while accumulating a variety of crypto assets, the initiative has commenced a search for experienced senior...
GHO Stablecoin Hits $0.98 Target as Strategic Initiatives Spearhead Turnaround
2.12.2023
Beginning in mid-July 2023, the stablecoin from Avara (previously known as Aave), a decentralized finance firm, consistently traded below its target $1 peg, reaching a low of $0.917 on October 24. Nonetheless, in recent weeks, the Liquidity Committee of the project undertook efforts to rectify this...
NFT Sales Boom in November — Bitcoin Dethrones Ethereum in Market Surge
2.12.2023
Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) experienced a notable surge in November, with a 129.01% increase in sales volume compared to October. Additionally, NFTs created on the Bitcoin blockchain surpassed those on Ethereum in terms of sales this past month. This shift can be attributed to a marked rise...
3 out of 4 Web3 Games Launched Between 2018 and 2023 Now Inactive — Study
2.12.2023
Between 2018 and 2023, 2,127 out of 2,817 Web3 games launched have either failed or are now inactive, an analysis by Coingecko has shown. The failure rate was the highest in 2019 (94.3%) and 2020 (94.4%) while in 2021, 339 out of 738 games failed, translating to a failure rate of 45.9%. 2020...
Cornell Study: Bitcoin Can Power Renewable Energy Deployments and Climate Action
2.12.2023
A recent study led by investigators from Cornell University has outlined how Bitcoin can help finance renewable energy installations by using surplus power even while these facilities are not yet integrated into the U.S. power grid. Texas is said to be one of the states with the most potential....
We Neither Bank Justin Sun nor Finance Hamas — Circle Chief Strategy Officer
2.12.2023
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle neither “finances Hamas” nor does it bank Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun, the fintech firm’s chief strategy officer has asserted. Although Circle had past business dealings with Sun, this ended in February 2023 when it terminated his accounts...
KuCoin Ventures Release $20K Grant to Build TON-Based Mini-Apps
2.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock KuCoin Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange KuCoin, has pledged a grant of $20,000 to the Open Network (TON) blockchain platform. KuCoin Ventures to Provide $20K Grant to TON Ecosystem – The investment arm of crypto exchange KuCoin will provide a $20,000 grant...
VIP Binance Traders Reportedly Heard of DOJ Settlement in September
1.12.2023
A number of Binance’s top traders were given exclusive details regarding the crypto exchange’s yet-to-be-announced settlement deal with the U.S. Department of Justice in September, according to a new report. An exclusive dinner According to the report published by Bloomberg, a number of Binance’s...
Forkast Cuts Majority of Editorial Staff After CryptoSlam Merger
1.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Forkast Labs has laid off a majority of its editorial staff after completing a merger with data provider CryptoSlam. According to sources cited by The Block, the crypto news site underwent a series of layoffs throughout the year, leading to the eventual decision to suspend editorial...
Solomon Islands and Soramitsu Unveil Partnership To Launch CBDC Pilot
1.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has revealed a partnership with Japanese blockchain Soramitsu to launch a proof-of-concept for a CBDC named Bokolo Cash. In a Keynote speech on Tuesday, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said his country was embarking on the CBDC...
New Details Emerge about SBF’s Life in Prison
1.12.2023
A former inmate at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center has revealed details of Bankman-Fried’s life in prison leading up to his landmark fraud trial. SBF “extorted” Talking to crypto content creator, Tiffany Fong, former inmate Gene Borello claimed the FTX founder was at...