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Latam Insights: Chile to Keep Advancing CBDC Tests, Argentina Debuts VASP Registry
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In...
Congolese Fintech Startups, Government Form Association to Accelerate Financial Inclusion
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-based fintech startups have partnered with the government to launch an association. The goal of...
Skybridge Capital Founder Advises ‘Act Like You’re Dead With Your Bitcoin and Don’t Sell’
Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci has advised bitcoin investors to act like they are dead with their coins and not sell...
Patrick Hansen Clarifies EU Regulation Misinformation: No Ban on Self-Hosted Wallets
Erroneous early reporting and discussions on X about the European Union’s approach to cryptocurrency anonymity have been...
JPMorgan: Bitcoin Still Overbought Despite Price Drop
Global investment bank JPMorgan has cautioned that bitcoin is still overbought despite the crypto’s recent price decline....
Report: China Could Be Hoarding Over 5,300 Tonnes of Gold, Might Create Price ‘Perfect Storm’
A recent report from Jan Nieuwenhuijs, an expert in the Chinese gold market, has found that the actual gold reserves held by the...
Turkish Citizens Seek Refuge in Gold and Stablecoins Amid Surging 67% Inflation Rate
According to February 2024’s latest inflation data, Turkey faces an inflation rate exceeding 67%, amid ongoing currency...
Unlocking Crypto History: 2,000 ETH From Ethereum’s Genesis Days Suddenly Moved
In recent weeks, Bitcoin.com News has chronicled the significant number of dormant bitcoin addresses that have sprung to life in...
Do Kwon Out of Jail, Under House Arrest Pending Extradition Decision
Multiple sources have reported that Do Kwon, the ex-chief executive officer of Terraform Labs, was set free from jail on Saturday...
Bitcoin’s Dormant Giants: March Sees Unprecedented Movement of Vintage BTC
In recent times, bitcoin has consistently remained above the $60,000 mark throughout the entire month of March. With its value...
Heco Bridge Hacker Moves $137 Million in Stolen ETH to Tornado Cash
In a recent development observed by onchain alerts, the entity responsible for exploiting the Heco bridge and siphoning off...
Analyst Predicts Price Breakout for Binance Coin (BNB) and a New Altcoin
TLDR: Polygon’s Libre, a tokenization protocol backed by several big institutional players, has gone live. Kaleo has predicted that...
TUSD’s Supply Halves as It Drops to 8th Rank Among Stablecoins
Over the past week, the stablecoin trueusd (TUSD) experienced a notable decrease in its supply. As of March 19, 2024, the...
El Salvador Keeps Buying BTC, Top BTC Mining Rigs, Blackrock’s New ‘BUIDL’ Fund, and More — Week in Review
El Salvador continues its daily bitcoin purchases, aiming to keep buying until the cryptocurrency becomes too expensive. The top 10...
EU Anti-Money Laundering Laws Ban Provision of Services for Anonymous Cryptocurrency Accounts
A new set of anti-money laundering laws passed by the EU has banned crypto asset service providers from servicing and providing...
Milei Moneda Could Offer Significant Upside Potential Amid Weak Price Action on Stacks and OKB
Some analysts believe $MEDA could be one of the best cryptocurrencies to invest in. Stacks sees green statistics on monthly charts....
R&B Artist Akon Tells Fans Not to Request Crypto-Related Messages
Award-winning musician Akon recently pleaded with his fans on a video-sharing website not to request him to record crypto-related...
Japanese Crypto Influencer Calls Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4844 a ‘Layer 1 Middle Ground’
According to Mai Fujimoto, a Japanese crypto influencer and co-founder of Intmax, the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 4844 –...
Bitcoin Tops Crypto Priority for Blackrock Clients as IBIT Holdings Reach 243K BTC
Blackrock’s head of digital assets has revealed that bitcoin is the overwhelming favorite cryptocurrency for the asset...
Renowned Investor Jim Rogers Expects All Cryptocurrencies to ‘Disappear’ — Says Bitcoin Will ‘Go to Zero Someday’
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, expects all cryptocurrencies,...
Robert F Kennedy Jr Sees Cryptocurrency as the ‘Best’ Inflation Hedge — Says Crypto ‘Takes Control Away From the Government’
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) says cryptocurrency is the “best hedge against...
Kenya Resists US Government’s Lobbying for Worldcoin, Considers Limiting Use of Tiktok
The U.S. government has attempted to persuade Kenyan officials to lift the suspension of Worldcoin’s operations in the country, but...
FTX CEO Disputes Sam Bankman-Fried’s Claims of Solvency and No Harm to Creditors
John J. Ray III, the chief executive officer of FTX Trading Ltd., has issued a strong rebuttal against former CEO Sam...
Report: Bitcoin’s Mining Landscape Braces for Shift as Halving Could Slash 100 EH/s of Hashpower
Based on a recent analysis, numerous outdated bitcoin mining devices likely powered up in response to the latest uptick in...
From Rollups to Sidechains, L2 Watch Catalogs Dozens of Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions
In recent years, attention towards layer two (L2) scaling solutions for Bitcoin has persisted, though bitcoin capacity in the...
9 New Bitcoin ETFs Accumulate $1.3B in BTC in 6 Days as Funds Near the 500,000 Milestone
In the span of just six days, the nine freshly launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have gathered 20,859.57 bitcoins,...
NFT Sales Tumble 18.57% in 7 Days Amid Broad Crypto Market Retreat
This week’s non-fungible token (NFT) sales have taken another nosedive, intensifying the downtrend that began with a 16.55%...
From Peak to Present: GBTC’s Bitcoin Holdings Decrease by 266,827 BTC in 71 Days
As of March 22, the bitcoin holdings of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) have diminished by 27,917.37 compared to its status...
UK Court Convicts Woman Found With More Than $4.3 Billion in BTC
A London resident reportedly caught with bitcoins worth over $4.3 billion has been convicted for entering into a money laundering...
Toncoin (TON) and Dogecoin (DOGE) investors turn attention to NuggetRush (NUGX) presale for potential gains
TLDR NuggetRush is an exciting altcoin at the intersection of P2E, memes, GameFi and NFTs. Investors are flocking to the presale...
Reports: Crypto Is at the Forefront of the Side Job Economy for Argentines
Argentines are increasingly turning to online side jobs to have an additional crypto-based income. According to the local press,...
GAIMIN and io.net Agree to Collaborate on the Powering of Cloud Gaming
PRESS RELEASE. GAIMIN (www.gaimin.io), the world’s leader in delivering decentralised data processing power through gaimin.cloud...
UN Report: Crypto Crime Provided North Korea up to Half of Its Foreign Currency Income
A report issued by a United Nations panel of experts has concluded that cyber crypto heists have provided 50% of the foreign...
Ripple CEO Expects SEC to Lose Against Ethereum, Mirroring XRP Lawsuit Outcome
Ripple’s chief executive believes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be unsuccessful in classifying...
Avalanche Doubles Down on Meme Coins: Announces $1 Million Liquidity Mining Incentives Program
The Avalanche Foundation announced the launch of Memecoin Rush, a program designed to incentivize meme coin liquidity providers on...
SatoshiDEX Is Launching the World’s First DEX on Bitcoin, Surpassing $5M in Fundraising
PRESS RELEASE. SatoshiDEX is a novel Bitcoin trading platform that introduces flexibility and innovative ideas to the blockchain...
LAPD Recovers $6.9 Million Worth of Stolen Bitcoin Mining Rigs, Suspects in Custody
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has apprehended three individuals following the theft of bitcoin mining equipment valued...
SEC Chair Gensler Calls for More Regulatory Sunlight in Cryptocurrency Sector at Law Conference
At a recent gathering at the Columbia Law School Conference, Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
As Jupiter and NEAR retrace recent gains, analysts believe Rebel Satoshi’s $RECQ could offer significant upside potential
TLDR Rebel Satoshi’s ($RBLZ) second token, $RECQ, offers a significant opportunity for early presale investors. The Jupiter (JUP)...
SUI and Bittensor remain stable as market bleeds; Milei Moneda emerges to save investors’ portfolios with potential gains
TLDR SUI shows resilience and maintains optimism amidst market fluctuations. Bittensor (TAO) surges 140% in 30 days, promising...
New Research Paper Sheds Light on Alleged Conflicts of Interest in FTX’s Chapter 11 Filing
A recent research paper on SSRN by legal scholars scrutinizes the ethical quandaries and potential conflicts of interest...
Yala’s Strategic Roadmap Unveiled: Bring Bitcoin Liquidity Across Blockchain With a Meta-Yield Stablecoin
PRESS RELEASE. [Singapore, Mar 22, 2024] Yala, a project that enables the seamless transfer of Bitcoin liquidity through a meta...
NuggetRush presale raises $3 million amid price stabilization for Cardano and Avalanche
TLDR NuggetRush (NUGX) is a blockchain gaming project offering engaging gameplay where players build mining enterprises, earn...
As Bitcoin steadies, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu pull back, EOS and rising AI crypto present fresh opportunities
After a brief period of fluctuating prices, analysts breathed a sigh of relief after Bitcoin appeared to be holding steady for now....
BlockDAG presale hits $6.8 million, Maker retraces recent gains and Starknet makes a splash
BlockDAG has impressed analysts with a $6.8 million presale The Maker token (MKR) has fallen off its recent $3.3k high to test...
Ark Invest Shifts Portfolio, Swaps Coinbase and Robinhood for Newly IPO’d Reddit Shares
On Thursday, Ark Invest parted ways with 133,533 Coinbase shares from its Ark Innovation exchange-traded fund (ARKK) and also...
Crypto Economy Dips by 4.38% Amidst Mixed Fortunes for Top Coins
As the weekend approaches, the crypto economy experienced a downturn, declining 4.38% in the past 24 hours to a total value of...
Revolutionizing Real Estate: Bixos Estate Unleashes Tokenization with UBXS Token, Sparking Rapid Sellout
PRESS RELEASE. RWA, which has recently caught a high hype among blockchain projects, seems to be a strong trend in the upcoming...
Bitget Wallet Partners with Over 40 Projects Including Avalanche, Taiko to Launch the BWB Ecosystem Partner Program
Victoria, Seychelles, March 22nd, 2024, Chainwire Leading Web3 wallet, Bitget Wallet announced the launch of its BWB Ecosystem...
Reddit IPO could trigger a spike in demand for sub-Reddit memecoins MOON and BRICK, data suggests
Key takeaways Reddit’s stock ends trading at $50.44 per share, up by 48% on its market debut. Sub-Reddit memecoins MOON and BRICK...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: Oscillators Neutral, Moving Averages Split on Future Direction
Bitcoin’s price on March 22, 2024, exhibits a fascinating landscape of market dynamics, oscillating between gains and losses...
Argentina’s Greenback Love Is Being Substituted by a Bitcoin Rush
The popular savings strategy of exchanging pesos for U.S. dollars in Argentina is being substituted by bitcoin investments, which...
Unstoppable Domains Partners With Bitget To Deliver Digital Identities to 25M Users
Victoria, Seychelles, March 22nd, 2024, Chainwire Bitget, the world’s largest crypto copy trading platform, has partnered with...
MetaWin Raises the Bar for Transparency in Online Gaming
London, UK, March 22nd, 2024, Chainwire MetaWin, a leading platform for online prize-winning games, has introduced a groundbreaking...
SLERF and LBank Complete First Refund of 3,800 SOL to Presale Supporters
PRESS RELEASE. In a significant move demonstrating the power of Presale support and blockchain transparency, SLERF, in...
Succinct Labs Raises $55M to Propel Zero-Knowledge Proofs Into Mainstream Development
On Thursday, Succinct Labs, a startup dedicated to democratizing zero-knowledge proofs, unveiled that it had secured $55 million in...
The most ChatGPT-addicted countries – CoinJournal
Bhutan leads in the adoption of ChatGPT, with a notable 15.96% of the population using the technology. Brunei follows with a...
DOJ and US States Take on Apple in Major Antitrust Suit Over App Store Monopoly
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), joined by 16 state attorney generals, filed an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant...
Crypto Exchange Okx Shuts Down Services in India Due to Regulations — Advises Users to Withdraw All Funds
Cryptocurrency exchange Okx has notified its users in India that the platform is shutting down services in the country “due...
Peter Schiff Highlights Problem With Owning Bitcoin ETF — BTC Investors Respond Self-Custody Is Key
Gold bug Peter Schiff has highlighted a problem with owning spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). However, the issue Schiff...
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki Advises Buying as Much Bitcoin as You Can Afford
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has advised investors to buy as many bitcoins as they can afford, noting that China is in...
Greenpeace’s Anti-Bitcoin “Mining for Power” Report Receives Fierce Backlash on X
“Mining for Power,” an anti-Bitcoin report by Greenpeace USA that explains the links between the bitcoin mining...
Bitcoin Miners on the Brink of Surpassing February Earnings as 2 Difficulty Adjustments Loom
Bitcoin miners face two additional difficulty adjustments before the network’s halving event, which is rapidly approaching,...
ApeCoin and Polkadot Trade Sideways While New Investment Opportunities Emerge With Milei Moneda
TLDR For APE, the bears are currently gaining control. Within the year, Polkadot’s price could reach a high of $20 according to a...
Meme Coin Presale Trend Goes Wild on Solana: Almost $150 Million Raised
An investigation carried out by blockchain sleuth Zackxbt has found that the trend where individuals ask for funds on social...
$100k lost, users to be fully refunded
Layerswap’s domain, layerswap.io, was hijacked, leading to a phishing scam and $100,000 loss. Despite delays, Layerswap regained...
Bitcoin Dogs, Ribbon Finance, Sui
Cryptocurrencies have had a difficult performance this week as many investors started to take profits. Bitcoin price retreated to a...
ZK proofs startup Succinct secures $55 million round led by Paradigm
Paradigm leads a $55 million round for zero-knowledge proofs startup Succinct. The funding was for the platform’s Seed and Series A...
Coinbase Institutional Analyzes Upcoming Bitcoin Halving, Drawing Parallels to 2018-2022 Cycle
In its latest “Halving Handbook,” Coinbase Institutional draws striking comparisons between the upcoming Bitcoin...
Polygon PoS Sidechain leads Ethereum’s scaling revolution with Napoli hard fork
Polygon PoS implements Napoli hard fork, integrating Dencun upgrades and RIP-7212. RIP-7212 introduces precompile support for...
Rebel Satoshi ($RBLZ) Continues to Fly High as Market Whirlwind Hits Ethereum and ORDI
TLDR Some analysts predict the Rebel Satoshi ($RBLZ) token could be primed for massive gains after 150% returns during the presale....
Cardano and Arbitrum fall by more than 20%, While BlockDAG Presale Jumps to $6.3 Million
ADA fell by 26% in the past two weeks, from a high of $0.77 to a low of $0.57 ARB recorded an even sharper 35% correction, from a...
Navigating the Bitcoin Halving: Glassnode Report Discusses a New Trading Landscape
As Bitcoin’s network halving event draws near, Glassnode’s latest report sheds light on the evolving trading...
Bitget Lists Toadie (TOAD) – Unlocking a Realm of Possibilities in the Memecoin World
Victoria, Seychelles, March 21st, 2024, Chainwire Bitget, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is thrilled to...
March Madness: Solana (SOL) Hits $200; Pepe (PEPE) and NuggetRush (NUGX) Become Meme Favorites
TLDR Solana hit $200, a level last seen in 2021, with more room for growth. Pepe boasts massive growth potential. NuggetRush is the...
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Rally Ahead of Halving: Double-Digit Gains Mark Midweek Surge
Publicly traded bitcoin mining companies experienced a revival this week, as numerous stocks saw double-digit increases on...
AI Crypto Sector Stands Tall Amid Market Decline, Economy Bolsters by $7.54B in Just 30 Days
Amid a widespread downturn in the cryptocurrency markets this week, tokens based on artificial intelligence (AI) have nevertheless...
Web3 Base Layer – Mystiko.Network Completed a 18 Million USD Seed Funding Round
BVI, BVI, March 20th, 2024, Chainwire Mystiko.Network, the leading Base Layer of Web3, has completed a 18 Million USD seed funding...
Subsidiary of French energy giant EDF joins Chiliz Chain as a validator
Exaion, EDF’s subsidiary, joins Chiliz Chain as validator Exaion joins PSG, an iconic soccer club, in becoming Chiliz Chain...
Bitcoin Price Pumps After Hitting Key Support While Green Bitcoin Presale Passes $7M
Bitcoin (BTC) has staged a sharp recovery rally after finding crucial support, providing relief for crypto bulls. The...
Centralization Aids Web3 When Leveraged to Hasten Development of Dapps, Says James Bayly
Contrary to the perception that decentralized applications (dapps) are unstoppable, many are “reliant on centralized...
Dogecoin gets Coinbase boost as meme craze shifts to Memeinator
Dogecoin (DOGE) soars again amid reports Coinbase plans to list DOGE futures. As investors seize on opportunities in the market,...
Bitget’s Gracy Chen Delegates UN Women CSW68 Conference, Advocating for Inclusivity and Sustainable Development
Victoria, Seychelles, March 21st, 2024, Chainwire Gracy Chen, Managing Director of Bitget, recently was selected as a delegate at...
Avalanche to Launch Web3 Voucher Program on Alipay
The smart contracts platform Avalanche recently said it is collaborating with the Chinese payments giant Alipay to launch a...
Polygon Leaps Towards Future With Successful Napoli Hard Fork
Polygon’s Napoli hard fork, incorporating the RIP-7212 upgrade, marks a significant advancement in interoperability with...
Bitbot’s presale frenzy grows as $1.1M is raised: Can $BITBOT claim a 100x gain?
Bitbot has generated FOMO due to its self-custodial features. The project runs a $100,000 airdrop with $1,000 rewards. $BITBOT...
Vitalik Buterin Unveils ‘Rainbow Staking’ and a ‘Recovery Hard Fork’ at Ethtaipei
During the Ethtaipei 2024 event in Taiwan, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin introduced “rainbow staking,” a new...
Dutch Prosecutors Reportedly Charge Tornado Cash Developer With Money Laundering
Alexey Pertsev, a developer for Tornado Cash, has reportedly been indicted by prosecutors in the Netherlands. They accuse him of...
Economists Rally Behind Honduras in $10.8 Billion Legal Fight Over Crypto Island Project
A group of 85 economists has supported the Honduran government’s decision to leave the World Bank’s arbitration body,...
SEC Requests More Funding to Regulate Crypto Sector
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted its 2025 budget request, which will partly fund the securities...