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Latam Insights: US Department of State Acknowledges Bitcoin Helped Revive El Salvador’s Tourism, Paraguayan Government Dismisses Power Fee Hike Concerns
[Jul 29, 2024 2:30 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The U.S. Department of State states bitcoin helped drive tourists to El Salvador, Paraguay dismisses…
Vivek Ramaswamy Predicts Trump’s Crypto Advantage and Harris’ Digital Asset Policy
[Jul 29, 2024 1:35 AM] Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, has predicted that former U.S. President Donald Trump will gain support from pro-bitcoin and pro-crypto voters while Vice President Kamala Harris will “scramble to come up with some phony…
Vaneck Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $2.9 Million by 2050
[Jul 29, 2024 12:30 AM] Asset management firm Vaneck released a report projecting bitcoin could reach $2.9 million per coin by 2050, becoming a global medium of exchange and reserve currency. The report suggests bitcoin could settle 10% of global international trade and…
Ripple CEO Suggests Vice President Kamala Harris Steer Clear of Anti-Crypto Rhetoric
[Jul 28, 2024 11:30 PM] Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized Congressman Brad Sherman’s anti-crypto comments, urging Vice President Kamala Harris to distance herself from such views. The Ripple executive warned that opposing cryptocurrencies is equivalent to…
Who Will Replace Gensler? Winklevoss Urges Crypto Industry to Demand SEC Chair Decision Before Election
[Jul 28, 2024 10:30 PM] Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has urged the crypto industry to demand to know who the next U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair will be before the election. He also urged crypto supporters to “demand that both parties…
SEC Greenlights NYSE Arca to List Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust
Wazirx Clarifies Recovery Options, Asset Valuation, and USDT Conversion After Cyberattack
[Jul 28, 2024 11:05 AM] Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx has answered important questions from its users about the recent cyberattack. The platform explained its socialized loss strategy and the options users have to recover their assets. Additionally, users inquired…
Technical Indicators Show Strong Bitcoin Bullishness – New ATH On The Horizon?
[Jul 28, 2024 10:00 AM] Bitcoin has definitely performed on the bullish side for the past three weeks. Many investors are now convinced of the full return of bullish price actions, and various technical indicators support this surge in optimism. One such indicator is the…
Solana Confirms Upside Breakout With Bullish Pennant – Here’s The Target
[Jul 28, 2024 7:30 AM] Solana continues to showcase a positive price movement as it outperforms the rest of the market. This recent surge in value allowed Solana to surpass Binance Coin (BNB) in market capitalization rankings last week, marking a significant milestone…
Former NBA Star Scottie Pippen to Tokenize Legendary Chicago Bulls Ball
[Jul 28, 2024 1:55 AM] Scottie Pippen, a former Chicago Bulls’ small forward, 6-time NBA champion, and 2-time Olympic Gold medalist, has announced the tokenization initiative for a historic ball. Pippen alleges that he had saved the ball that started the Chicago…
El Paso Man Fined $31M for Forex and Crypto Fraud
[Jul 28, 2024 12:06 AM] A federal court has ordered Abner Alejandro Tinoco and his company, Kikit & Mess Investments LLC, to pay over $31 million for forex and cryptocurrency fraud. The order includes $6.2 million in restitution, $6.3 million in disgorgement, and an…
Worldcoin Gets Hit With $200,000 Fine in Buenos Aires
[Jul 27, 2024 8:08 PM] Worldcoin, the biometric, iris-based ID and universal basic income (UBI) project, has been sanctioned with fines for over $200,000 in the Buenos Aires province. The fines answer to several violations of the National Consumer Defense Law, such as…
Russian State Duma Deputy Chairman: BRICS SWIFT Counterpart Needed for Creating a New Economic Reality
[Jul 27, 2024 7:20 PM] Alexander Babakov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma, highlighted the need to create a BRICS equivalent to the SWIFT messaging system, which routes payments alongside the current banking infrastructure. Babakov emphasized that this new…
US Senator Hails Bitcoin’s Potential to Democratize Finance and Improve Financial Inclusion
Cardano Recovery Imminent? Whales Make Their Move With 17 Billion ADA
[Jul 27, 2024 5:00 PM] Cardano is at a significant milestone with the impending Chang hard fork. This pivotal moment follows the recent upgrade of its node validation software before the upgrade goes live. As the Cardano ecosystem gears up for this major update, the…
Trump at Bitcoin 2024: Vows to Make US the Bitcoin Superpower, Plans to Fire SEC Chair Gensler
[Jul 27, 2024 2:54 PM] On Saturday, July 27, 2024, the 45th president of the United States spoke to a massive crowd at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville. The event began with David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, presenting Trump with a 2013 Casascius physical…
RFK Jr. Pledges to Ensure US Government Holds 4 Million Bitcoins as Strategic Reserve if Elected President
[Jul 27, 2024 10:45 AM] U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has promised significant bitcoin-related changes if elected. On day one of his presidency, he plans to transfer 200,000 bitcoins to the U.S. Treasury and mandate the government to purchase…
Wazirx Rolls Out Socialized Loss Strategy Across All Users Post $230M Cyberattack
[Jul 27, 2024 8:05 AM] Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx is implementing a socialized loss strategy to distribute the impact of the recent $230 million cyberattack among all its users. The exchange stated that 55% of users’ crypto assets will be accessible…
Senator Warren Calls for Tougher Regulations to Combat National Security Risks From Foreign Crypto Mines
[Jul 27, 2024 5:20 AM] Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for stricter regulations to address the risks of foreign-owned cryptocurrency mining facilities in the U.S. She highlighted the environmental and national security threats, especially from Chinese-owned…
FBI Seizes Cryptocurrency Linked to North Korean Ransomware
[Jul 27, 2024 3:30 AM] A grand jury in Kansas City indicted North Korean national Rim Jong Hyok for his role in a conspiracy involving ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. The group laundered cryptocurrency proceeds and used the funds for…
Philippines Plans to Introduce Wholesale CBDC by 2029
Fintech Company Tecban Pilots Tokenization Platform for Brazil’s Drex CBDC
[Jul 26, 2024 10:36 PM] Tecban, a fintech that provides interconnection technology for banks, has launched a tokenization and associated services platform called Nexchain. This platform facilitates the process of placing assets on the blockchain for third parties as part…
VanEck CEO Owns ‘Way Over 30%’ In Bitcoin, Asset Manager Sees $2.9M Price By 2050
[Jul 26, 2024 10:00 PM] During the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Jan van Eck, CEO of global asset manager and Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer VanEck, made headlines with his revealing comments about his personal Bitcoin holdings. Van Eck…
Russia Advances Cryptocurrency Mining Bill
[Jul 26, 2024 9:30 PM] Russia’s State Duma has advanced a bill to regulate cryptocurrency mining, aiming to curb illegal activities and promote investment and employment. Proposed by the chairman of the Duma Committee on Financial Markets and supported by key…
Bitcoin’s Quiet Buildup: Analyst Predicts Major Inflows Yet to Come—Here’s Why
Bitcoin Investors Won’t Sell BTC Even if Price Drops to $3K, Peter Schiff’s Poll Shows
Bitcoin ETFs Added To Michigan State Pension Fund With $6.6 Million Allocation
[Jul 26, 2024 5:30 PM] The approval of Bitcoin ETFs by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January 2023 has opened the floodgates for significant institutional investment in the newly approved market. However, US states are also rushing to capitalize on…
Michael Saylor: US Government Should Own Majority of Bitcoin in the World
[Jul 26, 2024 5:25 PM] Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Microstrategy, believes the U.S. government should hold the majority of the world’s bitcoin, arguing this would strengthen the U.S. dollar. Drawing parallels to historic acquisitions, he views bitcoin as…
Salvadoran Basic Goods Basket Rose to Historic Highs in June
[Jul 26, 2024 2:30 PM] The price of the Salvadoran basic goods basket, a group of foods and vegetables considered essential, rose to all-time high levels in June. The increase was pushed due to the price hikes in vegetables, going over the $260 barrier and reaching…