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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Chainalysis states Venezuela was the country where cryptocurrency markets grew most last year, Brazilian giants team to launch a real-pegged stablecoin, and Littio leveraged Avalanche to offer yield-bearing dollar-based savings accounts. Chainalysis Latam … Read more
Circle has introduced native USDC on the Sui blockchain, giving developers and users direct access to USDC without relying on bridges. This launch supports Circle’s multi-chain approach, utilizing Sui’s features for fast, secure, and scalable applications. USDC Goes Native on Sui Chain Circle explained that the native integration of USDC on Sui enables developers to … Read more
Stripe reintroduces USDC payments, marking a significant moment for crypto adoption as stablecoin transactions see global demand. Go to Source
Deribit has announced the launch of the US Yield Coin (USYC) from Hashnote as a new yield-bearing cross-margin collateral option. USYC, an ERC-20 token backed by reverse repurchase agreements on U.S. Government Securities, provides traders with a stable and flexible collateral option that generates daily yield. The assets are secured in a segregated account at … Read more
Argentina’s stablecoin market is one of the largest in the world in terms of share of stablecoin transactions, beating the global average by 17%. Go to Source
Bitso, Mercado Bitcoin, and Foxbit have joined forces to issue brl1, a stablecoin pegged to the value of the Brazilian real. The stablecoin will be issued on Ethereum and Polygon, with Cainvest providing liquidity for the BTC and ETH pairs listed on these exchanges and other markets to be developed in the future. Crypto Consortium … Read more
Stablecoin liquidity reached unprecedented levels in September 2024, boosting overall cryptocurrency market activity. Meanwhile, Ripple made a notable entrance into the stablecoin space with its newly launched RLUSD, expanding its influence in the financial landscape. Stablecoin Boom Fuels Crypto Liquidity, Ripple’s RLUSD Market Cap Rises According to a recent report from Cryptoquant, stablecoin liquidity soared … Read more
Paypal has made a significant step in corporate payments by completing its first transaction using its stablecoin Paypal USD (PYUSD). This milestone highlights the role digital currencies can play in streamlining cross-border transactions, with Paypal partnering with Ernst & Young LLP. Paypal Completes First PYUSD Stablecoin Business Transaction Paypal Holdings Inc. has completed its first … Read more
It’s been approximately 38 days since Makerdao, the decentralized finance (defi) project, rebranded as Sky and launched both the USDS stablecoin and the SKY token. During this time, more than a billion USDS coins have been minted, and 530 million DAI have been converted to the new standard. Makerdao Sees 530 Million DAI Upgraded Since … Read more
From January to September 2024, the total supply of stablecoins expanded significantly, increasing by 32.4%. Ethereum, which remains a key player in the space, saw its own stablecoin supply rise by 25.5%, amounting to $17.2 billion. Despite this growth, Ethereum’s dominance in the stablecoin market dropped slightly, from 51.9% to 49.1%, as the overall sector … Read more