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Ripple Partners With Brazilian Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Offer Business-Focused Payments Solution
3.10.2024
Mercado Bitcoin plans to offer its corporate and retail customers support for international payments, allowing users to transact with Brazilian Reais
Latam Insights Encore: Latin America’s Proactive Leadership Could Change the UN’s Agenda
1.10.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine the actions of proactive leaders in Latam, such as Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, and their potential...
How China’s Economic Slowdown Will Transform Global Trade, Expert Insights
23.9.2024
China’s slowing economy is poised to redefine its global trade relationships, particularly with the Global South. Assistant professor Ning Leng of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy discussed how these internal economic challenges might prompt China to boost investments...
Merge Madrid: a few days away from the most disruptive WEB3 event of the year
18.9.2024
Merge Madrid, to be held October 8-10 at Palacio de Cibeles, is positioned as a pioneering event in…
Circle Expands USDC Access in Latin America
17.9.2024
Circle has announced the integration of USDC into the national payment systems of Brazil and Mexico. This expansion…
Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Unveils DeFi Credit Card With Visa
13.9.2024
The product will allow users to access up to 30% of blocked assets in a liquidity pool
India, Nigeria, Indonesia Lead Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Adoption Index
12.9.2024
India, Nigeria, and Indonesia top Chainalysis’ latest global crypto adoption index, which ranks 151 countries based on grassroots cryptocurrency usage, adjusted for population and purchasing power. The report notes strong growth in crypto activity, particularly in lower-income nations....
Financial Action Task Force of Latin America States Bitcoin Has Not Reached a ‘Significant Impact’ in El Salvador
6.9.2024
The Financial Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT) released an evaluation of the state of El Salvador regarding compliance with international anti-money laundering requirements. The institution found that, while El Salvador included bitcoin as legal tender in 2021, the crypto asset has not reached...
BlackRock launches Ether ETF in Brazil
28.8.2024
The asset manager has expanded its portfolio of crypto-based products in Brazil with the debut of the recently launched iShares Ethereum Trust through a depositary receipt.
BlackRock Lists Ethereum ETF on the Brazilian Stock Exchange
27.8.2024
The company earlier this year listed its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in the South American country
Latin American Exchange Bitso Taps Coincover for Security Services
15.8.2024
Bitso will use Coincover’s non-custodial disaster recovery service and its risk engine to monitor outgoing transactions in real time
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
Tokenized Asset Issuer Backed to Offer Crypto RWAs in LatAm with eNor Securities
13.8.2024
ENor Securities, an exchange based in El Salvador, will offer Backed’s bTokens to retail investors in Latin America
Venezuela blocks Binance, X amid presidential election dispute
12.8.2024
Binance has assured its users that their funds are safe after Venezuela cut off access to the exchange and social media platform X
Bitso Integrates Lightspark for Bitcoin Lightning Network
17.7.2024
Bitso, a leading Latin American cryptocurrency platform, has announced its partnership with Lightspark to incorporate the Bitcoin Lightning Network into its services. This integration aims to enhance the speed and affordability of bitcoin transactions for Bitso’s users. Bitso Adds Lightning...
Crypto adoption in Argentina soars amid 276% inflation spike
9.7.2024
Argentina has emerged as the top market on Binance — one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges — in terms of the number of visitors
Crypto Biz: Jump Crypto exec steps down, first MiCA deadline looms, and more
28.6.2024
This week’s Crypto Biz explores the departure of Jump Crypto’s CEO, Animoca Brands’ return to public markets, the corporate dispute between Riot and Bitfarms, and other news
Nubank brings Bitcoin Lightning to its 100M Latin American customers
26.6.2024
Lightspark will also integrate the Universal Money Address standard for Nubank, which gives an email-like address for users to send and receive money
Biden vetoes House and Senate votes on SEC’s anti-crypto resolution: Law Decoded
3.6.2024
United States President Joe Biden has vetoed a resolution that would have overruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121
Ripple Report: Crypto and CBDCs Transforming Global Payments
31.5.2024
Ripple’s recently published 2023 Trends in Regional Payments ebook highlights the transformative role of cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in the global payments landscape. Latin America is witnessing a digital transformation with a shift towards crypto-powered...