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Latam Insights: Argentine Digital Currency Bill to Be Introduced ‘as Soon as Possible,’ Bitfinex Free P2P Exchanges
23.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Central Bank of Argentina is pushing for the introduction of the digital currency “as soon as possible,” Bitfinex makes P2P transactions free...
Bankman-Fried met with President Clinton, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment Before FTX Collapse, FBI Special Agent Testifies
18.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried met with a number of high-profile political leaders in the lead-up to his crypto empire's collapse, according to phone records presented by the prosecution in Manhattan federal court Thursday afternoon....
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Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa: Bitcoin Adoption Fueled El Salvador’s ‘Rebirth’
17.10.2023
The Salvadoran vice president, Felix Ulloa, has given his opinion about the relationship between the “rebirth” of the country and the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in a recent interview. For Ulloa, bitcoin has been an important factor, alongside others, in this revamp of...
El Salvador's Vice-President Attributes Country's Economic Rebirth to Bitcoin Adoption
16.10.2023
In an interview with Forbes On Sunday, El Salvador's Vice-President Ulloa credited the nation's recent economic resurgence to its adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.
This comes after various reports have highlighted positive impacts on the country's economy, security, and tourism, all influenced...
US Mulls Tighter Restrictions on AI Chip Shipments to Chinese Firms, Report
14.10.2023
The government in Washington is reportedly considering further limiting China’s access to U.S. processors used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The current restrictions, which were introduced last year, allow Chinese companies to source the chips through overseas subsidiaries....
Ex-PayPal President David Marcus Labels Bitcoin as Sole 'Neutral Internet Money'
13.10.2023
On Wednesday, David Marcus, the former president of PayPal and ex-vice president of Facebook, stated that Bitcoin stands alone as the only form of "neutral internet money" in existence during an episode of the What Bitcoin Did podcast....
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Argentine Peso Plummets as Presidential Candidate Milei Compares It to Excrement, Gets Accused of Causing Bank Run
12.10.2023
The Argentine Peso has plummeted to record lows after Javier Milei, the presidential candidate that several polls give as the winner in the upcoming elections, said its value was lower than excrement. Milei, who has proposed to dollarize the country, ending the central bank, has been accused...
Sam Bankman-Fried aspired to become US President, says Caroline Ellison
10.10.2023
The former CEO of crypto exchange FTX also reportedly explored paying off Donald Trump from running for U.S. President again
Gemini Appoints Sachin Ranlani as Vice President and Head of India for Market Expansion
10.10.2023
Leading global cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has taken significant steps in its Indian expansion strategy by hiring Sachin Ranglani, a former senior vice-president of product management at fintech giant Paytm, as the head of operations for its Indian subsidiary....
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Pro-crypto RFK Jr. leaves Democrats to campaign for U.S. president as independent
9.10.2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is starting his presidential candidacy as an independent with a strong showing of 19%, according to the super PAC supporting him. That’s far behind Biden and Trump
Russian President Putin Says US Dollar-Based Global Financial System Is Collapsing
8.10.2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the U.S. dollar-based global financial system is gradually collapsing. “After all, a currency is a derivative of the power of the economy of the country that issues this currency,” Putin noted, emphasizing: “The share of...
Robert Kennedy Jr. Promises to End White House War on Bitcoin — Says We Need ‘Freedom Currency’ That Government Can’t Control
8.10.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has promised to end the White House’s war on bitcoin if he is elected President of the United States. “I’m going to make sure that bitcoin is protected, that people can keep their own wallets, that the current White House war...
Today in Crypto: Kazakh Mining Firms Stop Machines and Ask the President to Cut Energy Prices, Chainalysis Finds 'Notable' Decline in Eastern Asia’s Crypto Activity
3.10.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Kazakh Mining Firms Stop Machines and Ask the President to Cut Energy Prices, Chainalysis Finds 'Notable'...
Kazakhstan’s Miners Write Letter to President, Makes Plea For Lower Energy Prices
3.10.2023
Digital asset miners in Kazakhstan have written an open letter to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev asking for lower energy prices.
According to reports from local media sources, eight major mining firms penned their signatures to the letter as more miners suspend their activities in...
Kazakh crypto miners plead with President to cut energy prices
3.10.2023
Eight major cryptocurrency mining operators signed an open letter to the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Sam Bankman-Fried Wanted to Pay Donald Trump $5 Billion to Not Run for President in 2024, Big Short Author Claims
2.10.2023
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explored the possibility of offering Donald Trump a staggering $5 billion to dissuade him from running for the United States presidency in 2024, Big Short author Michael Lewis revealed.
During a 60 Minutes interview on October 1, Lewis revealed Sam Bankman-Fried's...
FTX founder mulled giving Trump $5B not to run for president, says author
2.10.2023
“That only shocks you if you don’t know Sam,” says author Michael Lewis regarding the revelation in his new book about Sam Bankman-Fried
Former US President Donald Trump May Change Crypto Stance Dramatically, Says Ex-SEC Official
1.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement says former U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-crypto stance may change dramatically. He further predicted that if a Republican is elected U.S. president, a Republican-appointed SEC chair would, at...
Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’
26.9.2023
In comments this past weekend, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto asserted that video game prices are too low, pointing to the massive increase in development costs and how game prices haven’t risen at the same rate. He suggested that increasing the price of games would be a “healthy option”...
US Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley: China Preparing for War and Xi Jinping Intends to Win
26.9.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley has warned that China is preparing for war and Chinese President Xi Jinping intends to win. “China is an existential threat. It has spent half a century plotting to defeat us,” she stressed, cautioning that China is “building a massive cutting edge military...