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Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine the latest allegations about the status of El Salvador’s bitcoin purchases and how the Salvadoran government should clear the air regarding the subject. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Silence … Read more
UK-focused onshore hydrocarbon producer Union Jack Oil plc is exploring bitcoin mining powered by natural gas at its West Newton site and may adopt a corporate bitcoin treasury strategy if the initiative succeeds. Onshore Gas to Bitcoin: Union Jack Advances Crypto Mining Venture Union Jack (AIM: UJO), holding a 16.665% stake in license PEDL183, announced … Read more
ECR Minerals plc, a U.K.-based gold exploration company focused on Australian projects, announced on Aug. 7, 2025, that its board has formally adopted a bitcoin and digital asset treasury management policy. Gold Miner ECR Adopts Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Under the non-binding policy, ECR Minerals (LSE: ECR) intends to allocate up to 50% of its future … Read more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 7 directing federal agencies to enable 401(k) and similar retirement plans to offer investments in alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Since the announcement, BTC has spiked comfortably above the $117,000 range. Regulations on 401(k) Alternative Assets Face Overhaul After Order The order instructs the Secretary … Read more
The retail convenience store and gas station chain Sheetz is now accepting multiple cryptocurrencies at all its U.S. locations and is offering customers 50% off purchases when paying with digital assets during specific daily hours. Sheetz Adds Steep Discount Incentive for Crypto Spenders The convenience store chain Sheetz, operating over 750 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, … Read more
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) broke their four-day red streak with a $92 million inflow, led by Blackrock and Bitwise, while ether ETFs extended their recovery with a $35 million gain. BTC and ETH ETFs See Gains As Market Finds Its Footing Signs of stabilization crept back into crypto markets on Wednesday, Aug. 6, as both … Read more
The executive order will allow cryptocurrencies and other alternative investments, such as private equity, to be held in U.S. retirement plans. Bitcoin Climbs as Trump Set to Greenlight Crypto in Retirement Plans U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that paves the way for 401(k) retirement plans to hold alternative assets … Read more
Over the last ten years, the crypto world has seen an avalanche of digital coins and tokens spring to life, each hitting the market through its own unique debut. This week, we put several leading generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to the test, asking them to name the fairest launch in crypto history. Shock Poll … Read more
On Thursday, as bitcoin bounced back from recent lows, the network’s computing firepower hit a record-breaking 970 exahash per second (EH/s). From Exahash to Zettahash: Bitcoin’s March Toward 1,000 EH/s Gets Closer Bitcoin’s processing strength topped its previous high of 946 EH/s, notching a new milestone at 970 EH/s that day. Right now, the hashrate … Read more
On Aug. 7, at block height 908992, a major whale finally stirred, moving a hefty 3,000 bitcoins—valued at more than $348 million—that had been sitting untouched since 2015. It was the first time these coins had budged in 9 years and 273 days. Mystery Whale Moves $348M in BTC as 30 Old Wallets Reactivate A … Read more
