Latam Insights: Brazil’s Crypto Adoption Skyrockets, Libra Probe Stalls

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Brazil registers record crypto transaction flows, the Argentine Congress fails to advance its Libra probe, and Brazil’s Finance Minister claims a CBDC will bring transparency to the nation. Adoption Overload: Brazil Transacted … Read more

Analyst: Cash-to-Crypto Exchange Market Reaches Billions in Russia

The gray cash‑to‑crypto exchange market in Russia moves billions, with Moscow serving as the main hub. Alexey Korolenko, executive director of Cifra Markets, says that while the government has cracked down on some activity, it is difficult to close all trading offices. Russia Moves Billions in Cash-to-Crypto Operations, Analyst Estimates While Russian authorities have recently … Read more

Aster Dominates Record $1.4 Trillion Perpetuals DEX Trading Volume in September

Perpetual DEX trading volumes topped $1.43 trillion in September, a nearly 50% month-over-month increase. Aster led with more than $670 billion, while Hyperliquid and Lighter crossed $100 billion each. Perp DEX Volumes Break $1.4 Trillion in September, Led by Aster and Hyperliquid Perpetual decentralized exchanges (Perp DEXs) recorded a historic milestone in September, with monthly … Read more

Ethereum Foundation Converts 1,000 ETH to Stablecoins in a $4.46M Cowswap Maneuver

This week, the Ethereum Foundation decided to mix things up, cashing out 1,000 ether for stablecoins through Cowswap to bankroll research, development, and grants. The foundation pulled off the swaps over the past day, slicing the conversions into four clean, calculated transactions. Ethereum Foundation Turns $4.46M in ETH Into Stablecoins On Friday, the Ethereum Foundation … Read more

Bitcoin Price Outlook: Grok, ChatGPT, and Other Top AI Models Predict 2025’s Year End Targets

With bitcoin’s rally roaring back to life, we decided it was the perfect time to tap a few of today’s sharpest generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and see what they had to say about where bitcoin might land by the close of October, November, and December 2025. Bitcoin Price Forecast for Q4 2025, According to … Read more

September Sparked a Dormant Bitcoin Revival: $342M in Long-Lost BTC Moves

With bitcoin’s volatile price chaos in September rattling traders yet still locking in a 5.16% monthly gain, data shows 2,803.62 long-silent bitcoin, worth $342 million, finally broke their slumber and moved for the first time in years. 70 Dormant Wallets From Early Days Moved Over 2,800 BTC According to blockchain parser btcparser.com, September logged 70 … Read more

Lighter Launches Ethereum Layer 2 Mainnet

Lighter, a decentralized perpetuals exchange, has launched its Ethereum Layer 2 public mainnet after eight months of beta testing. The protocol introduces verifiable ZK-based trading and kicks off the second season of its points program, running through 2025. Hyperliquid Rival Lighter Goes Live on Ethereum L2 Lighter, a decentralized perpetuals trading platform positioned as a … Read more

Adoption Overload: Brazil Transacted Over $300B in Crypto Last Year

In its latest report, blockchain analysis company Chainalysis estimates that the Brazilian economy moved $318.8 billion in cryptocurrency assets from July 2024 to June 2025. The numbers highlight the growing adoption of cryptocurrency in one of the largest and most consolidated economies of Latam. Crypto Adoption Overheats in Brazil: Over $300 Billion Moved Using Crypto … Read more

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