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Latam Insights Encore: Bukele’s Zero-Debt Budget Is a Good Start to Heal El Salvador’s Economy

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 budget proposal of Salvadoran…

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Telegram’s Privacy Overhaul: IPs and Phone Numbers of Lawbreakers to Be Shared

After the arrest and subsequent release of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, his Telegram channel shared that the messaging platform has updated its terms of service and privacy policy.…

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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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Ashigaru Emerges From the Shadows, Forking Samourai Wallet in Privacy Push

After the fall of Samourai Wallet’s founders, a new platform emerged from a mysterious group who forked the project, naming it the Ashigaru Open Source Project. The team behind Ashigaru…

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Betting Markets and Polls Show Harris Ahead of Trump as Election Nears

With only 44 days remaining until the U.S. election, the blockchain-powered predictions market Polymarket shows Vice President Kamala Harris slightly ahead in a wager against former President Donald Trump. As…

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Bingx Resumes ‘Mainstream’ Asset Withdrawals 24 Hours After Hack

Bingx said it has resumed withdrawals for “mainstream” cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, tether and ethereum among others. However, the exchange has warned of potential delays due to security reviews. The crypto…

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Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Options Get the SEC Green Light

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted approval for the listing and trading of options on the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a product by Blackrock. This decision introduces…

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Securitize Selects Wormhole as Official Blockchain Interoperability Provider

Real-world-asset (RWA) tokenization infrastructure provider Securitize has chosen Wormhole as its official interoperability provider to facilitate cross-chain transfers for all tokenized assets on its platform. The partnership aims to enhance…

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Cathedra Bitcoin Announces Non-Brokered LIFE Offering to Purchase BTC

Cathedra Bitcoin Inc. has unveiled a non-brokered private placement aimed at raising up to C$2.5 million ($1.85 million). The funds will be used for bitcoin purchases, infrastructure expansion, and general…

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Microstrategy Announces Plans to Buy More Bitcoin Following $1.01B Private Offering

Microstrategy has revealed plans to acquire additional bitcoin after completing a $1.01 billion offering of convertible senior notes. This move comes as part of the company’s ongoing strategy to use…

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