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Latam Insights: Argentina’s Massa Proposes Blockchain Oversight, Drex Will ‘Kill’ Lesser Cryptos in Brazil
20.11.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Argentine presidential candidate Sergio Massa has proposed to use blockchain for state oversight, the Brazilian securities regulator president stated (CBDC)...
Pro-Bitcoin, Central Bank Critic Javier Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidential Elections
20.11.2023
Source : X / @JMilei In a decisive win during Argentina’s presidential run-off on November 19, pro-bitcoin and far-right populist candidate Javier Milei clinched victory with over 55% of the votes, boasting a substantial lead of nearly 3 million votes, according to Bloomberg data. Milei...
Russian Lawmakers Urge Central Bank to Rethink Digital Ruble Plans
20.11.2023
Source: Alex Zarubi/Unsplash Russian lawmakers want the country’s Central Bank to ditch its current retail model digital ruble in favor of a wholesale alternative. Per Interfax, three State Duma committees submitted a joint response to the Central Bank’s monetary policy report for 2024-2026....
Dutch Central Bank Director Props Up Gold for Financial Collapse Scenario
20.11.2023
Aerdt Houben, Director of Financial Markets for the Dutch Central Bank (DNB), has talked about the value gold could have in a financial collapse scenario. As the bank has been recently increasing its gold holdings, Houben stated that due to its properties, gold might serve as a hedge in the case...
Kronos Research Loses $26 Million in Unauthorized API Access Incident
20.11.2023
According to Kronos Research, the crypto trading firm lost assets worth $26 million on Nov. 18 after an unknown party illegally accessed its application programming interface (API). Kronos Research claimed the losses associated with the unauthorized API access do not constitute “a...
Libertarian and Free Market Proponent Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency
20.11.2023
Argentina has welcomed Javier Milei as its newly elected president, with the libertarian candidate achieving a majority in the popular vote, surpassing his opponent Sergio Massa. Milei, who identifies as an anarcho-capitalist, has expressed his intention to dismantle the political...
Defi’s 30-Day Rise — TVL Increases by $9.3 Billion With Rocket Pool Leading the Pack
20.11.2023
Since October 18, 2023, the aggregate value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has witnessed a substantial augmentation of $9.3 billion within a one-month span. Among the leading ten defi protocols, Rocket Pool, known for its liquid staking services, achieved the most notable growth, soaring...
South Korean Golf Star Lee Ye-won Wins Crypto Prize at Tour Event
20.11.2023
Source: yellowj/Adobe The South Korean pro golfer Lee Ye-won has scooped a crypto prize worth over $457,000 by winning a KLPGA Tour event in Busan. The WEMIX Championship was sponsored by the domestic gaming giant WeMade’s crypto and blockchain gaming subsidiary. The KLPGA (Korea Ladies...
With 93% of Bitcoin’s Supply Mined, Network’s Hashrate and Difficulty Surge in Synchrony
19.11.2023
On Sunday, November 19, 2023, Bitcoin’s hashrate maintained a steady pace at 468 exahash per second (EH/s), surpassing the intended ten-minute block interval average. The most recent block was processed in just 7 minutes and 37 seconds. Present observations suggest that if this trend...
Thorchain Rises to Third in Decentralized Exchange Rankings, Hits $1.8B Weekly Trade Volume
19.11.2023
In the past week, trading activity on the decentralized exchange (dex) Thorchain has experienced a significant surge, reaching $1.854 billion in trade volume. Data shows that Thorchain is currently the third-largest dex in terms of volume, following the popular dex protocols Uniswap...
Exchange Token FTT’s 200% Spike in 2 Weeks Defies Bankruptcy and Bankman-Fried’s Fraud Conviction Woes
19.11.2023
FTT, the exchange token launched by the now defunct cryptocurrency trading platform FTX, has experienced a significant 200% surge in value over the past two weeks, surpassing the $3 per unit mark. Ranking as the fifth largest exchange coin in terms of market capitalization, FTT stands below...
Solana Blockchain Games Thrive on the Epic Games Store – Next Big Thing?
19.11.2023
Image Source: Pixabay The number of Web3 games on the Solana (SOL) blockchain has grown substantially amid the spike in the network’s native token over the past month. According to Game7’s 2023 State of Web3 Gaming Report, the number of crypto games on the Epic Games Store...
Down From the Peaks: A Look at Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Others Two Years After the 2021 Surge
19.11.2023
It’s been slightly more than two years since the 2021 cryptocurrency boom, a time when the crypto economy reached its zenith with a valuation of $2.90 trillion on November 10, 2021. Although it has been an extended and harsh crypto winter marked by numerous upheavals, a substantial number...
CZ Reveals Client Execs Kidnapped, Hive Increases Mining Power, Blackrock on ETH ETFs — Week in Review
19.11.2023
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of leading crypto exchange Binance, recently revealed that executives of a Binance client were kidnapped and shaken down for their crypto holdings. In other news, Vancouver-Based Hive Digital has increased its mining power and Blackrock has weighed in on the topic...
Greenidge Generation Settles Debt and Sells SC Bitcoin Mining Site to NYDIG
19.11.2023
Greenidge Generation Holdings has successfully wiped out $21.8 million in secured debt and divested its South Carolina bitcoin mining facility to NYDIG. The firm detailed that the move enhances Greenidge’s financial stability and liquidity. Greenidge Generation Holdings Clears $21.8 Million...
dYdX DEX and YFI Token Hit by $9 Million Targeted Attack – Here’s What Happened
19.11.2023
Image Source: Unsplash Decentralized exchange dYdX has used its insurance fund to cover losses amounting to $9 million resulting from a “targeted attack” against the exchange. In a Saturday post on X (formerly Twitter), the dYdX team said that the v3 insurance fund was deployed...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Recent Decline Triggers Largest Bull Liquidation in 3 Months – Is a Rebound Imminent?
19.11.2023
In recent financial news, Bitcoin (BTC) has witnessed a significant fluctuation in its market value, drawing attention to its latest price movements and the implications for investors and the cryptocurrency market as a whole. Despite a recent decline that triggered the largest bull liquidation...
Report: Jump Trading Cuts Ties With Wormhole Amid Staff Reductions
19.11.2023
Based on a recent report, Jump Trading Group, known for its focus on algorithmic and high-frequency trading techniques, has reportedly severed ties with the Wormhole crypto initiative, known for its cross-chain communication services. Last year saw Wormhole suffer a significant loss of 120,000...
US Presidential Candidate Vows to Protect Bitcoin From Government Interference
19.11.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says the government is “threatened by the existence of Bitcoin,” emphasizing that if the cryptocurrency becomes more popular, it would create “a threat to the incumbent status of the U.S. Federal Reserve itself.” He promised...
SEC Chair Gensler Slammed for Stating SEC Doesn’t Prosecute Honest Business
19.11.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler was slammed by the crypto community for stating: “We are not prosecutors of honest business, nor defenders of crookedness.” Many crypto advocates pushed back against Gensler, arguing that the SEC under his leadership has taken...