Latam Insights: Bolivia sælger guld for dollars, Argentina forbyder Fintech Crypto, Fitch opgraderer El Salvadors kreditvurdering

Velkommen til Latam Insights, et kompendium med de mest relevante nyheder om krypto- og økonomisk udvikling fra Latinamerika i løbet af den sidste uge. I dette nummer, Bolivia vedtager en lov om at sælge guld for dollars, the Central Bank of Argentina bans fintech

Det republikanske kongresmedlem Tom Emmer spørger FDIC om påståede bestræbelser på at fjerne kryptoaktivitet fra USA

På onsdag, Tom Emmer, USA. Republican congressman from Minnesota, revealed he sent a letter to Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), regarding reports that the FDIC is “weaponizing recent instability” in the U.S. banking industry

Zimbabwes Blockchain-startups lancerer service for at hjælpe migranter med at flytte midler på tværs af grænserne

Two Zimbabwean startups, Flexid and Uhuru Wallet, recently launched a platform that offers digital identity and remittance services to migrants living and working in South Africa. The two startups hailed what they’ve described as thefirst cross-chain collaboration between the two

Kryptogrupper på russiske sociale medier ramt af bots, der miskrediterer Bitcoin

Social media groups devoted to cryptocurrencies in Russia have been attacked by bots in what looks like a campaign against bitcoin and the like. Their comments on Russia’s largest social media platform are triggered by certain keywords like crypto and blockchain,…

Binance standser ind- og udbetalinger i amerikanske dollar via bankkonti

Global crypto exchange Binance is suspending deposits and withdrawals in U.S. dollars via bank accounts starting Wednesday as more and more banking institutions try to reduce their exposure to the crypto market. “We are working hard to restart service as soon

Nigeria forlænger fristen for returnering af Naira-sedler, der snart vil blive demonetiseret

After initially ignoring pleas to extend the period for returning old naira banknotes, the Nigerian central bank recently said it has shifted the deadline for returning old banknotes to Feb. 10. The bank’s governor, Godwin Emefiele, said some 30,000 so-called super

Det Hvide Hus udgiver 'Roadmap' for at mindske kryptovaluta-risici

The White House has published aroadmap to mitigate cryptocurrenciesrisks.The roadmap calls for authorities toramp up enforcement where appropriateand Congressto step up its effortsto regulate the crypto sector. It also notes that legislation should not

Arizona Senator lancerer lovforslag om at gøre Bitcoin lovligt betalingsmiddel

A senator in the U.S. state of Arizona has introduced a set of cryptocurrency bills, one of which seeks to make bitcoin legal tender. “Centralized digital money controlled by the central bankers is slavery. Decentralized bitcoin is freedom,” the lawmaker said….

Nexo Bitcoin-tilbagetrækninger stiger efter angreb på bulgarske kontorer

After the offices of crypto lender Nexo were raided in Bulgaria, the digital currency lending platform experienced a significant amount of withdrawals starting Jan. 12, 2023. An archived snapshot of Nexos real-time attestation shows that the company held 133,263 bitcoin on

Fed vil blive ved med at fokusere på krypto - Fed-guvernøren siger 'Vi ønsker ikke at hindre innovation'

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says whilecryptocurrency activities can pose significant risks,” the Fed does not want tohinder innovation.She added: “By inhibiting innovation, we could be pushing growth in this space into the non-bank sector, leading to much