Latam Insights: El Salvador Boasts Bitcoin Success, Binance Gets Crucial Greenlight in Brazil

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, El Salvador showcases its bitcoin experience before China, and Binance becomes the first securities-enhanced crypto exchange in Brazil. El Salvador Showcases Bitcoin Success in Key Meeting With … Read more

IRS Issues Crypto Relief, XRP Market Update, and More — Week in Review

IRS issues crypto relief, XRP market update, the Bitcoin quantum computing debate, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review The IRS announced temporary tax relief for crypto holders on centralized exchanges in 2025. XRP broke key resistance, trading around $2.36–$2.40, with bullish momentum suggesting a potential target of $2.90. In Bitcoin news, … Read more

VC Chamath Palihapitiya Predicts Stablecoin Adoption Will Challenge Visa’s and Mastercard’s Duopoly in 2025

Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of the VC firm Social Capital, predicts that stablecoin usage may go mainstream in 2025 as President-Elect Trump addresses high credit interest rates and transaction fees. He assesses that stablecoin adoption has reached a “point of no return.” Chamath Palihapitiya: Stablecoin Adoption Will Be a Big Trend in 2025 Chamath Palihapitiya, a … Read more

Chile Quiere Bitcoin: Legislators Rally Around Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Proposal

Legislators in Chile are preparing to support the creation of a bitcoin bench in Congress to lead the regulatory charge in the Latin American nation. The goal is to introduce a strategic bitcoin reserve proposal later this year. Chile to Consider Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Proposal This Year Chile, a country not particularly known for its … Read more

Defi Frenzy: Dex and Perpetuals Smash $52.81B in January’s First 4 Days

After an unprecedented rise in decentralized exchange (dex) and perpetuals volumes last month, these decentralized finance (defi) platforms have witnessed $52.81 billion in trading volume across the initial four days of January 2025. Uniswap and Hyperliquid Dominate Defi Trading Volumes in 2025 The new year kicks off with a promising note, as the crypto economy’s … Read more

Bitcoin Gold Rockets 140% in 24 Hours Despite Looming Upbit Delisting Deadline

While numerous so-called ‘dino’ cryptocurrencies have begun to reawaken, the Bitcoin fork known as bitcoin gold (BTG) has experienced an astonishing rise of 140.31% within the last 24 hours. On Saturday, this digital asset oscillated between an intraday low of $9.30 and a high of $23.27. South Korea’s Upbit Drives Bitcoin Gold Mania Years ago, … Read more