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Crypto Biz: Riot increases Bitfarms stake in takeover strategy
16.8.2024
This week’s Crypto Biz examines Bitdeer’s earnings boost, Hamster Kombat’s rejection of venture capital offers, Grayscale’s new crypto fund and a Solana exchange-traded fund in Brazil
Crypto Biz: Riot increases Bitfarms stake in takeover strategy
16.8.2024
This week’s Crypto Biz examines Bitdeer’s earnings boost, Hamster Kombat’s rejection of venture capital offers, Grayscale’s new crypto fund and a Solana exchange-traded fund in Brazil
Binance reaches $1.7M agreement with Brazilian securities regulator
14.8.2024
Brazil’s CVM issued a warning to the crypto exchange in 2020 that it was offering residents derivatives products without authorization
Binance Agrees to Pay $1.76 Million in Brazil Settlement
14.8.2024
Crypto exchange Binance has agreed to a settlement with Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) to end the…
Binance to Pay $1.7M to Brazilian Securities Commission to End Probe Into Unauthorized Derivatives Offering
14.8.2024
The Latin American country's agency had rejected Binance’s previous proposal, made in August 2023, to end an investigation into its derivatives products
Digital Assets Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $10M in Series A Funding
14.8.2024
The company plans to reach $16 million by the end of a second closing
Brazil poised to launch world’s first spot Solana ETF ahead of global markets
14.8.2024
According to IBM’s former blockchain growth lead, a potential Solana ETF approval in the US could act as a significant price catalyst for SOL
BRICS Countries Deem US Dollar Less Important in Global Trade, Says Indian Expert
14.8.2024
The vice chairman of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sameep Shastri, has highlighted the economic bloc’s shift away from reliance on the U.S. dollar, opting instead to trade using their national currencies like the Russian ruble, Indian rupee, and Chinese yuan. He underscored...
Brazilian Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Launches Flexible Crypto Collateralized Loans
14.8.2024
Mercado Bitcoin, one of the largest Brazil-based cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched a loan product allowing users to receive credit in Brazilian reais secured by crypto collateral. The credits will be limited to 30% of the total held in crypto in the exchange, and liquidations will not...
Latam Insights: El Salvador Advances Talks With IMF Despite Bitcoin Allegiance; Brazil Passes First Solana Spot ETF
12.8.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the last week. In this issue: El Salvador holds talks with the IMF despite its Bitcoin allegiance; Brazil greenlights the first Solana spot ETF; and Polymarket gets criticized for...
Solana ETF Approval Boosts Brazil’s Crypto Investment Hub Status
8.8.2024
On August 7, Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) approved the country’s first Solana ETF. This ETF, one…
Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission Approves Solana-Based ETF
8.8.2024
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has approved a Solana-based exchange-traded fund (ETF), the agency disclosed in its central database
Brazilian Civil Police Dismantles Crypto Laundering Scheme Employed by Drug Gang
7.8.2024
The Civil Police of São Paulo, Brazil, dismantled a money laundering scheme managed by the drug gang First Capital Command (PCC) that operated a company operating as a crypto exchange, the police said on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday
Coinwire Report: Latam to More Than Double Its Crypto Trading Levels This Year
6.8.2024
A recent report by Coinwire, a cryptocurrency research portal, predicts that cryptocurrency adoption levels in Latam will more than double in 2024. The report, which examined trading movements on trusted centralized exchanges according to Coingecko, forecasts that crypto trading volumes in...
Paraguay’s Power Chief: No Cryptocurrency Mining Company Has Left Yet
5.8.2024
Felix Sosa, president of the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE), has disregarded reports indicating that a mass exodus of cryptocurrency mining companies could be brewing. Sosa stated that no cryptocurrency company had left the country yet and that there were over 400 MW in projects...
Central Bank of Brazil Aims to Finalize Crypto Exchange Regulation by Early 2025
30.7.2024
According to Nagel Paulino, head of the Central Bank’s regulatory department, the Central Bank of Brazil hopes to finalize cryptocurrency market regulations by 2025. The institution will conduct a second public consultation to finalize the drafts, hearing the opinions of market participants...
Binance Survey: Half of All Latin American Crypto Users Treat It as a Long-Term Investment
30.7.2024
A survey conducted by Binance revealed that more than half of all cryptocurrency users in Latin America utilize crypto as a long-term investment, choosing to hold onto their digital assets. The survey, which polled 10,000 users from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, indicates that the number...
Fintech Company Tecban Pilots Tokenization Platform for Brazil’s Drex CBDC
27.7.2024
Tecban, a fintech that provides interconnection technology for banks, has launched a tokenization and associated services platform called Nexchain. This platform facilitates the process of placing assets on the blockchain for third parties as part of the Drex pilot. The platform will be launched...
Excessive Greed: More Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Abandoning Paraguay for Brazil
22.7.2024
The recent power hikes that ANDE has enacted for Bitcoin mining companies are already impacting their operations in Paraguay. According to recent reports, the Penguin Group, a cryptocurrency mining operator, has already signed a contract to secure 400MW of energy in Brazil. This could be...
Triple-A: Argentina and Brazil in the Top Ten Of Countries With Most Cryptocurrency Ownership
18.7.2024
Argentina and Brazil are part of the top ten countries with the most crypto ownership, according to a recent report issued by Triple-A, a provider of digital currency white-label payment solutions. Argentina took the fourth place in the list, with 18.9% of its population holding cryptocurrency...