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Latam Insights Encore: Venezuela Can Grow to Be Latin America’s Crypto Haven

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine the possibility of Venezuela growing…

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Caribbean’s Revival Mirrors the Growing Adoption in Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela

After the downfall of FTX, the Caribbean’s cryptocurrency landscape entered a phase of doubt and decreased engagement, leading to a loss of trust in crypto platforms. However, starting in late…

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Latam Insights: Venezuela Reaches Crypto Milestone, Consortium Announces Real Stablecoin

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…

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South Korea, Hong Kong Lead Crypto Market Growth in East Asia

East Asia’s cryptocurrency market is experiencing significant growth, driven by institutional adoption in South Korea and Hong Kong, according to a report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. South Korea leads…

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India, Nigeria, Indonesia Lead Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Adoption Index

India, Nigeria, and Indonesia top Chainalysis’ latest global crypto adoption index, which ranks 151 countries based on grassroots cryptocurrency usage, adjusted for population and purchasing power. The report notes strong…

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Australia Flags Over 2,000 Compromised Crypto Wallets

More than 2,000 compromised cryptocurrency wallets belonging to Australians were recently uncovered during a global operation targeting cryptocurrency scammers. The Australian Federal Police is reportedly investigating Australian losses identified in…

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Chainalysis Chief Economist Joins Tether Amidst Ongoing Class Action Lawsuit

Amidst a legal challenge, Tether, the USDT stablecoin issuer, has made a strategic appointment. The Chief Economist of crypto surveillance company Chainalysis, Philip Gradwell, has been brought on board as…

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Chainalysis: $100 Billion in Illicit Crypto Funds Traced Since 2019

Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis has previewed an in-depth report on money laundering within the crypto space, providing insights into tracing illicit funds and advanced identification techniques. The firm discovered that…

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Rising Sophistication in Crypto-Native Money Laundering: Chainalysis Weighs on Wallet Hops

With cybercriminals increasingly leveraging mixers, cross-chain bridges, and hops between intermediary wallets to obscure the origin and movement of their funds, crypto-native money laundering is getting sophisticated. The industry has…

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