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Bitcoin Charts Signal Stalemate as $68K Caps Upside

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Bitcoin traded around $66,922 to $67,259 per unit on March 8, 2026, holding inside a $66,636 to $68,109 intraday range as traders assess whether the recent decline from the $73,000–$74,000 region has stabilized. With a market cap around $1.34 trillion and roughly $29.2 billion in 24-hour

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Latam Insights: Paraguay to Mine Bitcoin With Seized Hardware, Colombia Prepares Crypto Regulation

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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Paraguay seeks to implement seized hardware to mine bitcoin, Colombia prepares to regulate the crypto industry, and Uala raises $195 million to expand throughout Latin America. Paraguay to Leverage Seized ASICs to Mine […]

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Nexo Expands to Argentina to Redefine Digital Dollar Savings

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Digital asset platform Nexo officially launches in Argentina following its acquisition of Buenbit to offer high-yield savings and crypto-backed credit. Global digital asset wealth platform Nexo established its regional hub in Buenos Aires on March 5, 2026. The expansion introduces a digital dollar savings alternative allowing local users to earn up to 13% annual interest

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Brazil’s Pix Payment Network Launches in Argentina, Bank Mulls Larger Expansion

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Banco do Brasil, a Brazilian state-controlled bank, launched a new feature allowing Brazilian customers to leverage the Pix payments system in Argentina. The institution is considering expanding this functionality to more countries to reach large Brazilian communities. Brazil’s Pix Payments Expand to Argentina Through Banco do Brasil Pix, the Brazilian signature rapid

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A Week of Digital Darkness: Iran Passes the 168 Hour Mark With No Internet Access

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According to Netblocks, an internet observatory, the regime disrupted 99% of the country’s connectivity to the internet just hours after the first strikes hit Iran. These measures, which have been implemented by the Iranian regime before, impact the economic activities and communication capabilities of civilians. Iran Registers Over 168 Hours With a Near-Total Internet

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Tether Invests in Axiym to Expand Global USDT Payment Infrastructure

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Tether announces a strategic investment in fintech innovator Axiym to integrate USDT into regulated treasury and settlement infrastructures. Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in the world, announced a strategic investment in Axiym on 5 March 2026. This partnership focuses on embedding USDT directly into Axiym’s distributed treasury and settlement infrastructure to

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Kraken’s Tokenized Equities Platform Debuts Trading Engine to Eliminate Fragmentation

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Kraken’s xStocks has launched Xchange, an onchain trading engine that bridges liquidity for over 70 tokenized equities across the Ethereum and Solana blockchains. Solving Liquidity Fragmentation in the RWA Space xStocks, a leader in the tokenized securities sector, has officially launched Xchange, an on-chain execution layer designed to bridge the liquidity gap between the

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South African Economist Flags Authoritarian Risks in CBDCs

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Economist Dawie Roodt has issued a warning that central bank digital currencies could become tools for authoritarian control due to their “programmable” nature. The Authoritarian Risk South African economist Dawie Roodt warned that central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, could become instruments of authoritarian control if governments exploit their programmable

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Seattle Court Sentences Former CFO for Unauthorized $35M Cryptocurrency Gamble

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Nevin Shetty, the former senior executive of startup Fabric, has been sentenced to two years in prison for a $35 million wire fraud scheme involving a high-risk cryptocurrency gamble. A Secret Side-Business A former chief financial officer’s (CFO) attempt to turn his employer’s treasury into a personal cryptocurrency “ yield farm” has ended in a […]

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Grok, Claude, Qwen, ChatGPT, and More: 9 AI Models Predict Bitcoin’s Next Price Path

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While bitcoin has drifted sideways this week, we turned to some of today’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) models to weigh in on where the asset may head next. Will the crypto asset fall below its 2026 low? Or will it reclaim the $100,000 mark in the near term? Nine AI models lay out their expectations. […]