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OranjeBTC Acquires 3,650 BTC, Surpasses Meliuz as Largest Bitcoin Treasury Company in Latam
OranjeBTC, a bitcoin‑treasury company based in Brazil, revealed it acquired 3,650 BTC and plans to go public via a reverse IPO in October. With the acquisition, OranjeBTC surpasses Meliuz as the large...
Latam Insights Encore: Bolivia Should Embrace Stablecoins Before Stablecoins Embrace It
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine the rising adoption process of stablecoins in ...
US Treasury Signals Support for Loan to ‘Make Argentina Great Again’
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to help Argentina obtain fresh funds to alleviate the country’s economic crisis. He underscored Argentina’s relevance as a “systemically important U.S. ally i...
Toyota and Yamaha Pioneer USDT Payments in Bolivia and Latam
Toyosa, the exclusive dealer for Toyota and Yamaha in Bolivia, has debuted USDT payments for its sales operations. The initiative, completed in collaboration with Towerbank and Bitgo, will allow custo...
Tether Clarifies Power‑Cut Situation in Uruguay
Tether is in the early stages of winding down its mining operations in Uruguay due to high energy costs. Tether had been negotiating new tariffs with UTE, the state‑owned power company, since 2023, bu...
Report: Argentina Surges Past Brazil as Crypto Adoption Haven in Latin America
Sherlock Communications, a Latam‑focused firm, said Argentina has consolidated itself as a leader in crypto regulation and adoption in the region over Brazil. While Brazil has a larger crypto market, ...
Power Cuts: Tether Owes Nearly $5 Million in Energy Bills to Uruguay
Local reports say the power company cut power to Tether’s operation on July 25 amid a renegotiation of Uruguay’s power tariffs. In June, the company signed an MoU conditioned on payment of its outstan...
Moneygram Debuts Stablecoin-Powered Cross-Border Transactions in Latam
Moneygram, a remittance industry giant, is gearing up to include stablecoin-powered operations for its cross-border transactions in Latam, adopting USDC in collaboration with Crossmint. The move aims ...
Latam Insights Encore: Schrödinger’s Bitcoin Purchases? El Salvador Should Issue Clarification
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine the mystery of El Salvador’s alleged bitcoin p...
Latam Insights: Salvadoran Bitcoin Purchases Scrutinized, Meliuz Leverages Options
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition: a blockchain sleuth finds evidence of El Salvador’s bitcoin “re...
El Salvador Stresses Bitcoin Banks Are Coming This Year
During celebrations marking the fourth year of the country’s bitcoin pivot, authorities said bitcoin banks will be established soon. El Salvador enacted the Investment Bank Law in August, opening the ...
Central Bank of Uruguay to Study Digital Currency Implementation
Uruguay is in the initial stages of studying the implementation of a digital currency as part of a restructuring process. Adolfo Sarmiento, the former manager of economic policy and markets, has been ...