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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Venezuela seizes over 11,000 bitcoin miners to save energy, Paraguay cracks down on illegal bitcoin mining, and Brazil aims to finalize crypto regulations this year. Venezuelan Authorities Announce Bitcoin Mining Ban, Confiscate Over … Read more
The Central Bank of Brazil announced the postponement of the completion of the drex pilot, the Brazilian CBDC, due to the inefficiency of the privacy solutions presented for the project so far. The pilot will have a new phase, finalized in 2025, and will also feature the implementation of smart contracts to nurture use cases … Read more
Bitcoin has experienced a sharp increase, surpassing $70,000 this week, and market sentiment is buzzing with speculation about its potential to set a new all-time high. Despite this optimism, there is uncertainty among traders about how much further Bitcoin can rise. One of the key drivers of this recent surge is the substantial net inflow … Read more
In a bullish trading session, Ethereum’s largest capped memecoin, $PEPE, has surged 10% to reach a new all-time high of $0.00001577. This remarkable price increase reflects growing interest and investment in the memecoin. Prominent investor James Wynn, known on Twitter as jwynn.eth (@JamesWynnReal), deposited 491 billion $PEPE, worth approximately $7.54 million, into Binance. Wynn has … Read more
An investigation into the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which worked with the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, revealed that the firm was neither involved in the fraud nor aware of the financial troubles that plagued the collapsed trading platform. Sullivan & Cromwell Cleared of Negligence in FTX Collapse Following a recent investigation, former U.S. … Read more
Amid concerns of another potential crypto market retrace, there is a comforting trend: the number of non-empty stablecoin wallets is on the rise. In 2024 alone, USDCoin (USDC) non-empty wallets have grown by 13.9%, while Tether (USDT) wallets have seen a 15.7% increase. 💸 Concerned about another #crypto market retrace? You may be comforted by … Read more
Chainlink (LINK) has surged ahead of the broader cryptocurrency market, gaining 9% today and surpassing $17.50 for the first time in six weeks. This impressive rally has been accompanied by a substantial increase in 24-hour trading volume, which is up by 78%. 🔗📈 #Chainlink has climbed well ahead of the #crypto pack, quickly surpassing $17.50 … Read more
The “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2023” survey, prepared by the Federal Reserve and executed by Ipsos, has revealed that only 7% of the people polled held or used cryptocurrency in the U.S. The survey, which included 11,400 respondents, contrasts with the over 52 million U.S. citizens who crypto exchange Coinbase claims hold crypto … Read more
Yesterday, the popular Solana-based memecoin Dogwifhat ($WIF) experienced a significant price surge, climbing from $2.80 to above $3.20. However, this rally was short-lived as large transactions by whales created notable volatility. On-chain data from Lookonchain revealed that two major buyers purchased a combined total of 701,668 $WIF, valued at approximately $2.04 million. One whale, operating … Read more
In a decisive move that underscores the commitment of the Floki community, 15.246 billion $FLOKI tokens have been successfully burned following a vote by the Floki DAO. This action received overwhelming support, with 99.84% of participants voting in favor of the burn. The burning of $FLOKI tokens is a strategic measure aimed at increasing the … Read more