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Latam Insights: Bolivia’s Crypto Energy Moves and Brazil’s Crypto BRICS Initiative
17.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, dollar scarcity is pushing Bolivia to pay for energy imports with crypto, Brazil is prioritizing the implementation of a crypto payment system...
Bitso Cryptocurrency Latam Report: Stablecoin Adoption Rises, Bitcoin Popularity Dwindles
14.3.2025
The latest Bitso Crypto Landscape in Latam report indicates that the region is still fertile ground for cryptocurrency markets. The stablecoin market grew, accounting for almost 40% of all purchases, while bitcoin purchases diminished to 22%. Bitso Report Shows Stablecoins Remain Strong in Latam...
USDC, USDt stablecoins are ‘store of value’ in Latin America — Bitso
13.3.2025
Stablecoin adoption in Latin America is increasing as more users turn to Circle’s USDC and Tether’s USDT for financial stability, according to a new report from cryptocurrency exchange Bitso.The USDC (USDC) and USDt (USDT) stablecoins have become a “store of value” in Latin...
Mercado Bitcoin, Polygon Labs Look to Issue $200M Worth of Tokenized Assets in Latin America
12.3.2025
The collaboration aims to expand access to tokenized private credit and other real-world assets in the region
Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Gambit or How (Not) to Conduct a Bitcoin Revolution
11.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines President Nayib Bukele’s behavior regarding the commitments El Salvador has made under the IMF deal, choosing to remain vague rather than...
Latam Insights: El Salvador’s IMF Deal Detailed, Mexican Billionaire Goes Hard on Bitcoin
9.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the IMF reveals the fine print of its credit facility deal with El Salvador, Ricardo Salinas is 70% invested in bitcoin, and the Libra probe...
Latam Insights: IMF to Confine Salvadoran BTC Purchases, Brazil BRICS Payment Bet
2.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approves a $1.4 billion credit facility for El Salvador, Brazil states it will spearhead the development...
How SenseiNode Is Building Proof-of-Stake Infrastructure in Latin America
27.2.2025
Staking service provider SenseiNode operates from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica and Colombia
Latam Insights Encore: Tether Prepares for Business Model Erosion, Doubling Down in Latam
25.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how Tether is expanding both its foothold and its business to pivot from a model that is on the verge of a dramatic expansion to...
Latam Insights: Brazil Embraces XRP ETF, Tether to Acquire Adecoagro
23.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Brazil approves the first XRP ETF, Tether presents an offer to acquire a majority stake in Adecoagro, and President Milei denies wrongdoing...
Binance Research Survey Shows 95% of Latin American Crypto Users Plan to Buy More in 2025
22.2.2025
The survey found that investors entered the cryptocurrency space looking for significant returns and financial freedom
Make Farming Great Again: Tether Pushes for Majority Stake in Adecoagro
20.2.2025
The deal, which would give Tether ownership of 51% of Adecoagro, would involve a disbursement of $385 million. Tether is already invested in Adecoagro, which operates in Argentina and Brazil. Tether Bids to Acquire Majority Stake in Adecoagro Tether, one of the largest companies in...
Latam Insights: Bukele Discusses Bitcoin With Strategy’s Saylor, World Halts Operations in Brazil
16.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news over the past week. In this week’s edition, President Nayib Bukele met Strategy’s Michael Saylor to discuss bitcoin, Sam Altman’s World is forced to stop operations...
Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Lacks Leadership to Solve Its Crypto Alignment Dilemma
11.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how the Brazilian government is divided regarding crypto, and how this might affect the growth of its crypto economy. Latam Insights Encore:...
Latam Insights: Brazil to Empower Fund to Buy Crypto, Tether Talks Salvadoran Skyscraper
9.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, a Brazilian lawmaker introduces a bill to allow funds to purchase crypto, Tether details its Salvadoran skyscraper move, and crypto remittance...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Yields to IMF Pressure, Coinbase Lands in Argentina
2.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, El Salvador de-risks its economy from bitcoin, Coinbase launches in Argentina, and Hive Digital expands its operations in Paraguay. El Salvador...
Bitso Launches Stablecoin Startup Accelerator ‘The Push’
30.1.2025
Bitso, the Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a stablecoin startup accelerator program. ‘The Push’ will support five stablecoin projects based in or planning to establish themselves in Latam, providing each with $250K to capitalize on the growing popularity...
Latam Insights Encore: The Upcoming Oil-Bitcoin Connection in Latin America
27.1.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines the possible connection between bitcoin mining and oil in Latam, and how companies can benefit by combining these two operations. Latam...
Latam Insights: Petrobras Eyes Bitcoin Mining, Brazil Probes Sam Altman’s World
26.1.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition of Latam Insights, Petrobras starts researching bitcoin mining, Brazil probes World, and Berkshire Hathaway increases Nubank’s holdings....
Argentina and Mexico Among Top Nations for Crypto Adoption
26.1.2025
Argentina and Mexico are among the nations with the highest levels of crypto adoption in the world, according to the latest report issued by Chainalysis. Sebastian Reyes, Chief Analytics Officer of Vita Wallet, believes this is due to the economic instability of these nations. Argentina’s...