Латам Инсайты: Боливия продает золото за доллары, Аргентина запрещает финтех-криптовалюту, Fitch повысило кредитный рейтинг Сальвадора

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, Bolivia passes a law to sell gold for dollars, the Central Bank of Argentina bans fintech

Конгрессмен-республиканец Том Эммер задается вопросом FDIC о предполагаемых попытках очистить криптовалютную деятельность в США

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

Зимбабвийские блокчейн-стартапы запускают сервис, помогающий мигрантам эффективно перемещать средства через границы

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

Криптогруппы в российских соцсетях пострадали от ботов, дискредитирующих биткойн

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 прекращает ввод и вывод средств в долларах США через банковские счета

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

Нигерия продлевает срок возврата банкнот найра, которые скоро будут демонетизированы

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, Годвин Вечер, said some 30,000 so-called super

Белый дом публикует «дорожную карту» по снижению рисков криптовалюты

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

Сенатор от Аризоны представил законопроект, делающий биткойн законным платежным средством

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….

Снятие биткойнов Nexo резко возросло после рейда в болгарские офисы

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

ФРС продолжит уделять внимание криптовалюте: управляющий ФРС говорит: «Мы не хотим препятствовать инновациям»

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