Why 2024 Should Be Bitcoin’s Year to Step Away From Politics

As the U.S. election season heats up, Bitcoin finds itself once again in the political crossfire. From Washington, D.C., to international capitals, this digital currency has become a talking point, with politicians on both sides of the aisle either championing it as a revolutionary financial tool or condemning it as a threat to economic stability. … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Bitcoin’s Allure Might Help Bukele Reactivate the Country’s Economy

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the possibilities of making Bitcoin an important part of the proposed economic overhaul plan of El Salvador. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Might Benefit Putting Bitcoin at the Center of … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Forges a Path to Overcome IMF’s Bitcoin-Phobia

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the possibilities that El Salvador is opening for other countries to receive help from international institutions like the IMF even when adopting bitcoin as legal tender. Latam Insights Encore: El … Read more

De-Dollarization Faltering in Africa Because Citizens Lack Confidence in Their National Currencies

Despite clearly articulating reasons for de-dollarization in the Global South, African leaders will struggle to convince residents to embrace national currencies without changing economic management practices. People often lose confidence in a currency when a central bank excessively prints money to pay debts and other obligations. De-Dollarization Hype Not Backed by Practical Action Sometime in … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Proposal Opens the Door for Crypto-Based International Settlements

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the recent proposal from El Salvador to settle their trade transactions with Russia using crypto, and how this might encourage other nations to do the same. El Salvador Might Start … Read more

Blockchain and Nation-State Infrastructure: Why Bother?

We listen to talk after talk about crypto finally achieving asset-class legitimacy, but truly speaking, the encroachment of Wall Street giants into the blockchain space is a double-edged sword. The following is an opinion editorial written by Karel Kubat, Founder of Union Labs. As blockchain enthusiasts, we’ve long championed decentralization, transparency, and democratized access—the 2008 … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Shows Bitcoin Can Be a Catalyst to Power Tourism

Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we discuss the positive impact bitcoin adoption had on the growth of the tourism industry in El Salvador and how this can be applied to other countries. Bitcoin Acknowledged to Be a Catalyst … Read more

Bull Market Euphoria: The Unexpected But Desperately Needed Ethereum ETF

The last 12 months have been a game-changer for digital assets. In January, more than a decade after Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss filed their initial application, the first spot Bitcoin was approved for trading in the United States by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The following is an opinion editorial written by … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Bukele Pushes Controversial Substitution of National Products Policy To Fight Inflation, Offers Free Coffee on Top

Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we discuss the import duties exemption measure President Nayib Bukele pushed for and passed in Congress and its possible effects on El Salvador. Bukele Passes Import Duties Exemption Bill for a Decade in … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Chavez, Marx, And Bukele’s Anti ‘Free Market’ Practices to Curb Speculation In El Salvador

Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we examine the course of action that Nayib Bukele has taken regarding price gouging and speculation practices in El Salvador, and how he has compared himself to Hugo Chavez and even talked about … Read more