Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how Colombia faces a difficult task in introducing a CBDC to modernize the financial system in a country where cash is still king. Latam Insights Encore: Colombian CBDC Won’t Fly Unless
There is an average of one wrench attack per week. This was just a prediction of cypherpunk and software engineer Jameson Lopp. However, he stressed it appears that this trend is on track this year, as there is a rising number of documented wrench attacks. Increasing Wrench Attacks In a post on X, Lopp highlighted
UFC icon Conor McGregor has set his sights beyond the political ring of the Irish presidency—plunging straight into the heart of crypto discourse while asking about Donald Trump’s digital asset agenda. Irish Champ Wades Into Decentralization Firestorm Conor McGregor, the famed UFC titleholder, has recently positioned himself as an outspoken supporter of bitcoin—championing BTC’s adoption
Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines—As $BTC surged past ₱111,000 last week, the message at the Bitcoin Pizza Day 2025 Meetup was clear: look beyond short-term profits, and think long-term. Co-organized by crypto publication BitPinas and GCash’s in-app trading platform GCrypto, the event celebrated the 15th anniversary of the historic pizza purchase in 2010, the first
Binance is revolutionizing crypto engagement with Live Trading, a game-changing tool that merges livestream strategy, instant trade execution, and creator monetization in one seamless experience. Binance Square Launches Live Trading to Combine Strategy, Streaming, and Execution Crypto exchange Binance unveiled a new feature on May 26 that allows real-time trading within livestreams on its social
U.S. financial markets are closed on Monday for Memorial Day, but a lot of important economic information will be released throughout the rest of the week. Trade war worries came back to the markets late last week after Donald Trump made new threats against phone companies and the European Union. Because of this, tech stocks
The Hashgraph Association and the Exponential Science Foundation have launched a hackathon aimed at empowering Web3 developers in Africa. Participants to Build Decentralized Solutions on Hedera Network The Hashgraph Association, a Swiss nonprofit promoting Hedera adoption, and the Exponential Science Foundation have announced the launch of the Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025. The initiative aims to
Main Takeaways:- Ethereum declined to $2,476 after being denied at $2.7K, pointing to a 3.05% 24-hour decline. On the spot market, 113.1K ETH were sold while only 90K were bought. This shows that more people are selling than buying, which suggests stronger selling pressure. Sellers Dominate as Taker Buy-Sell Ratio Drops Sharply According to CryptoQuant,
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) notched their third-largest weekly inflow in history at $2.75 billion, as institutional buying continued at full throttle. Ether ETFs followed with a strong $248.31 million inflow, marking a 2nd consecutive week in the green. Bitcoin ETFs Record $2.75 Billion Weekly Inflow to Register 3rd Highest Weekly Inflow in History The bulls
BNB’s price is holding steady above the $665 support level. At present, the price is indicating positive signals and might target more profits in the short term. Main Takeaways:- BNB price is targeting to rebound from the $665 support level. At present, the price is trading under $675 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. On