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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...
Remittances drive ‘uneven, but swift’ crypto adoption in Latin America
21.10.2022
The Latin American region now makes up for a 9.1% share of the global crypto value received in 2022 with remittances and high inflation the highest drivers of adoption
IMF Predicts Latam to Grow 3% This Year, Despite Facing Economic Deceleration and Rising Inflation
29.7.2022
The International Monetary Fund is predicting that Latin America (Latam) will keep growing this year, reaching a growth rate of 3% even with all of the difficulties that the region is facing. The institution believes that the economic recovery that Latam is enjoying after the Covid-19 pandemic will...
Coinbase Set to Close Deal to Acquire 2TM, Parent Company of Latam’s Biggest Exchange, Mercado Bitcoin
29.3.2022
Coinbase, a leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly close to acquiring 2TM, the unicorn company that owns Mercado Bitcoin, the biggest crypto exchange in Latin America (Latam). The exchange has reportedly been in talks to acquire the company since last year, and the deal could...
Brazil Approves First Latam Based Ethereum ETF
16.7.2021
Regulators from the CVM, the securities watchdog of Brazil, have approved the first Ethereum-based ETF in Latin America (Latam). The product, presented by blockchain investment company QR Asset, aims to simplify the task of getting Ether exposure for retail and institutional investors. It will...