Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the IMF reveals the fine print of its credit facility deal with El Salvador, Ricardo Salinas is 70% invested in bitcoin, and the Libra probe
Metrics reveal that since Jan. 1, 2025, approximately 121,000 BTC ($10.46B) and $1.74 billion in ETH have exited exchanges. 2025’s Liquidity Vanishing Act Withdrawing bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) from centralized trading platforms diminishes selling pressure by tightening accessible supply. This shift amplifies self-custody adoption, empowering users to secure assets
XRP is currently trading at $2.23, with a market capitalization of $129 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $2.8 billion, fluctuating within an intraday range of $2.21 to $2.36 as price action remains under significant selling pressure across multiple timeframes. XRP The 1-hour chart reflects a strong bearish momentum, as XRP has been forming […]
Bitcoin is trading at $84,583 with a market capitalization of $1.67 trillion, while its 24-hour trade volume remains exceptionally low at $12.79 billion, reflecting cautious market sentiment within an intraday price range of $84,262 to $86,546. Bitcoin Bitcoin‘s 1-hour chart reveals an immediate downtrend, with BTC struggling below key resistance at $86,800. Selling
Trump starts bitcoin reserve, XRP bulls eye $3 and higher, Pornstar defends fer $20M BTC stash, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a Bitcoin reserve, dubbed “Digital Fort Knox,” funded by seized assets. XRP is holding support at $2.55, with bulls eyeing a breakout […]
Due to the limited disclosure of the FDIC’s participation in Operation Chokepoint 2.0, an organized de-banking movement against the crypto industry, Coinbase is intensifying its investigation, calling for official sworn statements instead of a more detailed document release. Coinbase Gearing for FDIC’s Sworn Testimony in Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Probe Coinbase has gone on
Bahrain’s ATME, a regulated digital asset exchange, has launched gold-backed tokens, a first in the Kingdom, with the Central Bank of Bahrain’s support. These tokens, each representing one kilogram of gold, offer accredited investors a secure and modern way to invest in gold without the challenges of physical storage. ATME’s CEO, Alex Lola, highlights this […]
Luis Oscar Ramirez, CEO of Mawari Network, perceives the AI coin surge not merely as speculative hype but as a pivotal moment that helps normalize the acceptance of AI agents. ‘Price of Innovation’ The recent surge of artificial intelligence (AI) coins in the cryptocurrency market sparked a whirlwind of investor attention, often overshadowing projects with […]
Crypto hackers have set their sights on internet service providers (ISPs). According to a technical report from Splunk, a Cisco security and observability platform, a massive attack campaign involving addresses in Eastern Europe targeted over 4,000 addresses corresponding to ISPs in China and the West Coast of the U.S. through brute force efforts. “These IPs […]
Farzam Ehsani, CEO of VALR, argue that Bitcoin’s decentralized and limited supply make it an attractive hedge against inflation and currency risk. Bitcoin a Hedge Against Currency Depreciation As South African firm Altvest Capital makes headlines as the first publicly traded company to adopt Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, industry experts are highlighting the […]










