Latam Insights: Venezuela to Leverage USDT for Sidestepping Sanctions, Chivo Wallet Disregards Hacking Allegations
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In...
Month: April 2024
Bitcoin Runes fees surpass 1,200 BTC as miners reap rewards post-halving
Bitcoin miners are reaping the benefits of Runes after the halving, with skyrocketing transaction fees lessening the impact of reduced...
Crypto on track to hit 1 billion users by end of 2025: Analyst
More conservative estimates, from the likes of the Boston Consulting Group, predict that the crypto industry will reach its first...
The rise of DePINs: From noise pollution sensors to robo-cafes
Decentralize with Cointelegraph dives into the inner workings of DePINs and how they leverage blockchain to revolutionize real-world applications.
Consensys Seeks Court Ruling to Protect Ether and MetaMask from SEC Overreach
Consensys, the company behind MetaMask, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a bid...
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Weekend Wrap: Bitcoin Hilton opens next year, BlackRock ETF 3 days of nil and more
The 80-room Hampton by Hilton hotel in El Salvador — funded with Bitcoin layer-2 tokenized bonds — will be fully...
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Suggests BTC May Have Topped, Predicts a Decline to Mid-$30K
According to veteran pro trader Peter Brandt, bitcoin may have peaked when it achieved a new all-time high of $73,835....
Does Money Transmitting Require Control? DOJ Says No in Tornado Cash Litigation
Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its legal opposition to the pretrial motions of Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm...
South African BTC Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Succumbs to Heart Attack While Detained in Brazil
Johann Steynberg, the mastermind behind a South African bitcoin Ponzi scheme, recently died of a heart attack while under house...
Japan’s Web3 Ambitions Hang in Balance as Political Scandal Rocks Kishida’s Leadership
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are advocating Web3 development amid a major corruption scandal...
6-month low Ethereum fees suggest altseason is inbound: Santiment
The Ethereum network had its cheapest day in over six months, which could suggest altcoins could rally “sooner than many...
Former President Donald Trump’s Advisers Explore Penalties for Nations Ditching US Dollar
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic advisers are reportedly devising strategies to deter nations from reducing their reliance on the...
Analyst Eyes $300K Bitcoin Price as BTC Approaches ‘Most Aggressive Part of the Bull Cycle’
A technical analyst has highlighted that bitcoin is approaching “the point where historically the most aggressive part of the bull...
Solana Advances Congestion-Alleviating Central Scheduler Feature to Testnet
Anza, a dev collective behind Solana, recommended the adoption of Agave v1.18.12 into the blockchain’s devnet and testnet. This new...
