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Central Reserve Bank: Only 1.1% of Remittances Involve Cryptocurrency in El Salvador

The adoption of cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, for remittances has failed to surge in El Salvador, even with the support of President Nayib Bukele’s administration. According to data provided by the…

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Sygnum Secures Liechtenstein License to Expand Crypto Services in EU

Sygnum, a Swiss digital asset banking group, has registered its local subsidiary with the Liechtenstein financial regulator. This move allows the company to offer regulated services in the EU and…

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‘Worst Airdrop in History’: Hamster Kombat to Reach 131M Users Amid Token Allocation Criticism

Hamster Kombat, the sensation game on Telegram, is on the verge of embarking on one of the largest token distributions in history. The Hamster Kombat team disclosed that the airdrop…

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Blockfi Receives $250M USDC Deposit, Sparking Hopes for Creditor Repayments

Onchain data reveals that Blockfi, a now-bankrupt crypto lending firm, received a hefty $250 million deposit (1, 2) to one of its flagged addresses, as reported by Arkham Intelligence. The…

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Kamala Harris Pledges to Support Digital Assets — ‘We Will Cut Needless Bureaucracy’

Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to support innovative technologies like artificial intelligence and digital assets while ensuring consumer and investor protection. Her remarks, highlighting AI and cryptocurrency as key…

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Latam Insights: Bukele Announces Self-Financed Budget; Salvadoran Coffee Purchase Settled With Bitcoin

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, President Nayib Bukele announces a zero debt budget,…

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Nayib Bukele and Elon Musk Discuss AI, Robotics, and Future of Humanity

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele met with Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk at the Texas Gigafactory, discussing AI, robotics, and humanity’s future. The two exchanged views on innovation, and…

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US Indicts Two in $260M Bitcoin Heist and Laundering Scheme

Two individuals have been arrested for orchestrating a large-scale cryptocurrency heist, stealing over 4,100 bitcoins. Their complex laundering operation involved using multiple mixers and VPNs to cover their tracks. With…

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BRICS Beats Dollar Dependence: National Currency Settlements Exceed USD Payments

The BRICS bloc might have already overcome its dollar-dependence problem, as the volume of settlements in the national currencies of its member nations has already surpassed the USD-based exchanges. Using…

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