Cryptocurrencies

A loan system without traditional intermediaries is viable

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The Bank of Canada concluded that a lending system without traditional intermediaries can be technically and operationally viable, after analyzing the operation of the Aave V3 protocol, one of the main credit systems within the digital asset ecosystem. According to the report“credit without traditional intermediaries is viable in a technical and operational sense”, since these … Read more

Venezuelan companies adopt cryptocurrencies out of necessity

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In it episode twenty-two of Separating Money and the StateIván Gómez spoke with the Venezuelan economist Asdrúbal Oliveros about the adoption of stablecoins in Venezuela promoted by the State itself. Oliveros explained that, in the face of strong sanctions and exclusion from the traditional financial system, the government began to collect the majority of its … Read more

Weiss Ratings predicts a floor for bitcoin in April depending on the war in Iran

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Weiss’s model projects a bottom for bitcoin (BTC) near April 5. Bitcoin follows Japan’s M2, which anticipates a bottom around April 7. Weiss Ratings, a rating agency for financial institutions, projects that bitcoin (BTC) could find a price floor between April 5 and 7 depending on what happens with the war between the United States … Read more

“Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle is dead”: Michael Saylor

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Strategy is the firm that holds the most bitcoin (BTC) in its corporate reserve. For Saylor, the risk is ideas that cause “iatrogenic changes in the protocol.” Michael Saylor, CEO of Strategy, stated today, April 4, 2026, that bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longer the main framework for understanding the price of the asset. In … Read more

Riot sold more than $280 million worth of bitcoin in the first quarter of 2026

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Riot Platforms, an American company specialized in bitcoin (BTC) mining, reported that it sold 3,778 units of the asset during the first quarter of 2026, an operation that generated net income of $289.5 million. According to the quarterly report of production and operations published on April 2 by the company, The average sales price was … Read more

Bitcoin whales and sharks lose $30.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026

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Investors with 100 to 1,000 bitcoin lost $188.5 million daily in the quarter. The average total losses amounted to USD 337 million per day in the quarter. Bitcoin (BTC) whales and sharks recorded cumulative losses of $30.9 billion during the first quarter of 2026. This is the worst quarterly performance for these large holders since … Read more

Cryptocurrency regulation in Venezuela “does not allow development”

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Venezuelan economist Asdrúbal Oliveros described the current regulatory framework for financial technology (fintech) companies and cryptocurrency services in Venezuela as a system that “does not allow the sector to develop.” According to the specialist, Current regulations are “extremely restrictive and rigid”which slows down innovation in a country where economic distortions have turned digital currencies into … Read more

Taproot Assets introduces key improvements in its new version

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Lightning Labs presented this April 2 the release of Taproot Assets v0.7.2, an update focused on improving how payments work with assets such as stablecoins on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network (LN). According to the team, the changes aim to optimize the general functioning of the Taproot Assets protocol, which is the technology that allows … Read more

Latin America has two great opportunities with the tokenization of assets, what are they?

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The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is presented today as the driver of a structural transformation in Latin American finance. According to Pablo Gómez, CEO of RWA infrastructure firm Metlabs, the region faces two critical opportunities that could redefine its relationship with international markets. According to the specialist, the first opportunity is the mobilization of … Read more