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Latam’s Giant Mercado Libre Announces Expansion of Its Stablecoin Project

Mercado Libre, Latin America’s e-commerce and financial services giant, has announced that it will expand its previously launched Meli Dólar, an in-house developed dollar-pegged stablecoin, to other countries. The token,…

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Russian Central Bank Eyes Digital Currency to Overcome Cross-Border Payment Obstacles

Elvira Nabiullina, head of Russia’s central bank, has highlighted challenges in cross-border settlements, including payment issues and falling trade volumes. She emphasized the importance of finding new solutions, such as…

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Microstrategy Announces $700M Private Offering for Debt Buyback and Bitcoin Acquisition

On Monday, U.S.-based Microstrategy, the publicly traded business intelligence (BI) company, unveiled plans for a private offering of $700 million in convertible senior notes. The BI firm plans to raise…

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Analyst Claims Saudi Arabia Has Covertly Bought 160 Tonnes of Gold Since 2022

Jan Nieuwenhuijs, a gold market analyst, claims that Saudi Arabia has been covertly buying gold since 2022, trying to get its hands on physical gold due to its neutral and…

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Latam Insights: Brazilian Federal Police Cracks Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings, Brazil Uses AI to Detect Crypto Tax Fraud

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazilian police dismantle $9.7 billion crypto laundering rings,…

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FBI Seizes Websites Linked to Crypto Recovery Fraud

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s San Diego office has seized websites linked to three fraudulent cryptocurrency recovery services. The scam preys on victims of crypto fraud by promising recovery of…

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SEC Regrets Confusion Over ‘Crypto Asset Securities’ — Ripple and Coinbase Weigh In

Coinbase and Ripple legal chiefs, Paul Grewal and Stuart Alderoty, have criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its inconsistent approach to classifying tokens as securities. Grewal referenced…

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UK Court Recognizes USDT as ‘Distinct Form of Property’

A High Court of England and Wales has ruled that stablecoin tether (USDT) is recognized as property under English law. The court clarified that cryptocurrencies, despite not being physical assets,…

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Economist Peter Schiff Criticizes Lackluster Media Coverage of Gold’s Bull Market

Peter Schiff, Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Europac, has criticized the lack of coverage that major economic media outlets have given to the recent surge in gold prices to…

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