Latam Insights: Bukele’s US Tour, Panamanian Crypto Bill

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, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele announces a visit to the U.S., a Panamanian crypto bill gets introduced, and Venezuela suffers after Trump implements secondary tariffs on oil purchases. El Salvador’s Bukele … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia’s Crypto Power Deal Opens a New Era for Commodity Markets

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the recently disclosed use of crypto for power imports in Bolivia opens a new era for the validity of these settlements in international commodity markets. Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia Taps … Read more

Latam Insights: Bolivia’s Crypto Energy Moves and Brazil’s Crypto BRICS Initiative

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, dollar scarcity is pushing Bolivia to pay for energy imports with crypto, Brazil is prioritizing the implementation of a crypto payment system for BRICS, and the Libra case is advancing … Read more

Bitso Cryptocurrency Latam Report: Stablecoin Adoption Rises, Bitcoin Popularity Dwindles

The latest Bitso Crypto Landscape in Latam report indicates that the region is still fertile ground for cryptocurrency markets. The stablecoin market grew, accounting for almost 40% of all purchases, while bitcoin purchases diminished to 22%. Bitso Report Shows Stablecoins Remain Strong in Latam Bitso, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Latin America, … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Gambit or How (Not) to Conduct a Bitcoin Revolution

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines President Nayib Bukele’s behavior regarding the commitments El Salvador has made under the IMF deal, choosing to remain vague rather than explaining how bitcoin fits into this new national reality. Latam … Read more

Latam Insights: El Salvador’s IMF Deal Detailed, Mexican Billionaire Goes Hard on Bitcoin

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, the IMF reveals the fine print of its credit facility deal with El Salvador, Ricardo Salinas is 70% invested in bitcoin, and the Libra probe advances in Argentina. Bukele’s IMF … Read more

Latam Insights: IMF to Confine Salvadoran BTC Purchases, Brazil BRICS Payment Bet

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, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approves a $1.4 billion credit facility for El Salvador, Brazil states it will spearhead the development of BRICS-native payment systems, and the Brazilian CBDC hits … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Tether Prepares for Business Model Erosion, Doubling Down in Latam

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how Tether is expanding both its foothold and its business to pivot from a model that is on the verge of a dramatic expansion to a Latam-focused general crypto company. Latam … Read more

Latam Insights: Brazil Embraces XRP ETF, Tether to Acquire Adecoagro

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, Brazil approves the first XRP ETF, Tether presents an offer to acquire a majority stake in Adecoagro, and President Milei denies wrongdoing regarding Libra’s endorsement. Brazil Leapfrogs by US Greenlighting … Read more