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Latam Insights: South African Ponzi Scheme Boss Dies in Brazil, Argentine House Passes Crypto Tax Regularization Bill

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: South African Ponzi scheme mastermind dies of a…

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Australian Court Rules Against BPS Financial for Unlicensed Crypto Operations

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled against BPS Financial for operating “Qoin Wallet” without proper licenses. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) underscores the importance of regulatory compliance…

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India Announces ‘Successful’ Crackdown on E-Nugget Scam — Seizes $10M in Crypto From Exchanges

India’s Enforcement Directorate has declared its multi-year crackdown on the “E-Nugget” scam in Kolkata successful. The operation has resulted in cash and crypto seizures, along with the arrest of the…

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Crypto Wealth Bolsters Real Estate Markets and Consumer Spending, Study Finds

As cryptocurrency becomes a significant part of American investment portfolios, its influence extends beyond digital transactions into tangible impacts on real estate markets and household spending, a recent study finds.…

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Blackrock’s BUIDL Fund Overtakes Franklin Templeton to Become Largest RWA Tokenized Offering

Based on the most recent figures, Blackrock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, also known as BUIDL, has expanded to $381.76 million, overtaking Franklin Templeton’s onchain investment vehicle, BENJI, as the…

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Epic Satoshi ​​Spurs Launch of New Runes Tokens With $88M Market Cap

According to onchain data, the ‘epic satoshi’ sold for 33.3 BTC has been inscribed, now linked to a freshly minted Runes protocol coin named “EPIC•EPIC•EPIC•EPIC.” The newly introduced EPIC runes…

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The Halving Effect: Bitcoin Hashrate Decreases as Miners Prepare for Probable Difficulty Drop

Just over two weeks have passed since the fourth Bitcoin halving took place. During this period, the network’s hashprice dropped from over $100 per petahash to below $45 at the…

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Class Action Lawsuit Claims Coinbase Operates as Unregistered Broker

A new class action lawsuit was initiated against the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on May 3. The legal action claims that Coinbase deliberately sold securities that are unregistered with…

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Bitfinex CTO Dismisses Breach Claims as ‘Pure FUD,’ Says No Group Has Asked for Ransom

Paolo Ardoino, the chief technology officer of Bitfinex, has dismissed claims that Bitfinex has been breached as “pure FUD [fear, uncertainty and doubt].” A report by Shinoji Research suggested that…

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