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

Brasilien forbyder telegram midlertidigt på grund af påstået manglende samarbejde i kampen mod skolevold

A federal judge in Brazil has ordered the temporary suspension of Telegram in the country and established hefty fines due to the supposed lack of collaboration of the company in a national crusade against school violence. Telegram failed to deliver information

Fuldt forbud mod krypto i Rusland ville være kontraproduktivt, Rosfinmonitoring siger

Russian citizens and businesses already own cryptocurrencies, which is why a complete crypto ban would be counterproductive, according to a top executive of Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial intelligence agency. På samme tid, the regulator supports prohibiting payments with digital coins and

New Yorks guvernør underskriver lov, der delvist forbyder Bitcoin-minedrift på fossile brændstoffer

A moratorium on some crypto mining operations relying on carbon-based energy has been signed into law in New York. Businesses engaged in proof-of-work mining in the state will not be able to expand or renew their permits for the next two

Dapper Labs suspenderer NFT-operationer for russiske brugere på grund af nye EU-sanktioner

Det canadiske firma Dapper Labs har blokeret operationer med ikke-fungible tokens (NFT'er) for russiske konti. Tiltaget følger en ny runde af sanktioner, som EU for nylig har pålagt, og som forbyder levering af krypto-relaterede tjenester til russiske indbyggere og enheder. NFT platform…

EU forbyder kryptotjenester til russere i nye sanktioner over Ukraine-eskalering

An array of crypto-related services have been targeted in the latest round of sanctions on Russia approved by the EU. The measures are part of an expected tightening of the economic and financial restrictions in response to Moscows decision to annex

Israel forbyder kontantaftaler for beløb, der starter så lavt som $1,700

Ny lovgivning, der indfører strammere restriktioner for betalinger med store kontantbeløb, træder i kraft i Israel på mandag. Målet, som oplyst af landet’s skattemyndighed, er at forbedre kampen mod organiseret kriminalitet, hvidvaskning, and tax

Rapport: Huobi starter fyringer, der kan 'overstige 30%' - grundlægger kan sælge aktiepost i virksomheden

Ifølge den kinesiske journalist Colin Wu, ellers kendt som “Wu Blockchain,” kryptovalutavirksomheden Huobi kan fyre 30% af firmaet’s personale pga “et kraftigt fald i omsætningen.” desuden, reporteren hævder, at Huobi’s co-founder Leon Li is

Wechat forbyder konti at levere nogle NFT- og kryptotjenester

Tencents Wechat intends to impose penalties on public accounts facilitating secondary trading of NFTs, a press report has revealed. Accounts offering transaction channels and guidance for cryptocurrencies have also been targeted by the new rule. Popular Chinese App to Impose Restrictions

Foreslået forbud mod kryptominedrift i Norge får ikke støtte i parlamentet

A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party which also didnt win backing to raise an electricity tax for