Latam Insights: Salvadoran Bitcoin Purchases Scrutinized, Meliuz Leverages Options

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition: a blockchain sleuth finds evidence of El Salvador’s bitcoin “reshuffling,” Meliuz begins leveraging an options‑based strategy to acquire more bitcoin, and Uruguay readies a study on digital‑currency implementation. Blockchain Sleuth Points out … Read more

El Salvador Stresses Bitcoin Banks Are Coming This Year

During celebrations marking the fourth year of the country’s bitcoin pivot, authorities said bitcoin banks will be established soon. El Salvador enacted the Investment Bank Law in August, opening the doors to private bitcoin investment banks. El Salvador Readies to Open Bitcoin Banks Soon El Salvador, one of the pioneering countries in integrating bitcoin as … Read more

Central Bank of Uruguay to Study Digital Currency Implementation

Uruguay is in the initial stages of studying the implementation of a digital currency as part of a restructuring process. Adolfo Sarmiento, the former manager of economic policy and markets, has been reassigned to oversee the project. Uruguay Jumps on the Digital Currency Bandwagon as Part of Restructuring Process The Central Bank of Uruguay is … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Gold Purchase Sidesteps IMF Constraints to Acquire Sound Money

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 significance of El Salvador’s latest gold purchase and how it aligns with bitcoin’s sound‑money ethos. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Gold Purchase Follows Bitcoin Monetary Ideals in Defiance … Read more

Latam Insights: El Salvador Purchases Gold, USDT Rises as a Crude Settlement Tool in Venezuela

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, El Salvador turns to gold to diversify its foreign reserves, Venezuela reportedly uses USDT to settle crude sales, and Bolivia is set to launch its national CBDC. El Salvador Pivots to Gold, … Read more

Economist: USDT Leveraged to Settle Crude Oil Sales in Venezuela

The Venezuelan government is using USDT to receive payments for crude shipments, according to local sources. The move prevents a blockade of crude payments, allowing the Venezuelan government to supply the local foreign currency market directly. Venezuela Leverages USDT to Receive Crude Sale Settlements Stablecoins, such as USDT, have become essential in countries facing both … Read more

Binance Invests Over One Billion Pesos to Expand Fiat Services in Mexico

Binance announced on September 1, 2025, the launch of Medá, a newly authorized Electronic Payment Funds Institution (IFPE) in Mexico, backed by a planned investment of more than one billion pesos ($53 million) over four years. Medá, operated by an independent vertical within Binance, will provide peso deposit and withdrawal services to facilitate on- and … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Venezuela Shows the Power of Stablecoins

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 how stablecoins have become a tool for preserving value in Venezuela, facing increasingly high inflation and devaluation indices. Latam Insights Encore: Venezuela Is a Statement on the Possibilities Brought … Read more

Latam Insights: Stablecoins Grow In Venezuela, El Salvador Moves Bitcoin

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, stablecoin adoption grows in Venezuela as devaluation hits, El Salvador moves bitcoin from its strategic reserve, and Brazil denounces ongoing dollar weaponization. Stablecoin Usage Ramps up in Venezuela Amid Rampant Devaluation Stablecoins … Read more

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