Ripple Payments arrives in Latin America after alliance with Mercado Bitcoin

Ripple today announced its collaboration with Mercado Bitcoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latin America, to launch Ripple Payments in Brazil. This partnership marks a turning point in the adoption of cross-border payments based on cryptoassets, seeking to optimize financial transactions for companies. Bitcoin market becomes the first client in Brazil in using … Read more

XRP returns to a historic resistance zone. How will its price continue?

The asset returned to the $0.50 zone where it has sideways and bounced several times. XRP could remain in this zone for some time, following historical patterns. The price of XRP, the cryptocurrency issued by the Ripple company, has fallen more than 10% in the last 24 hours. With this movement, it returned to a … Read more

International banking system announces “live” tests with digital assets

The Swift system announced through its official website that it will conduct “live” testing with digital assets starting next year. These tests will focus on banks in North America, Europe and Asia, allowing the execution of pilot transactions for the settlement of digital assets and currencies. Starting in 2025, financial institutions will be able use … Read more

the controversial strategy used by bitcoin companies in the US

Joe Biden’s government continues its war against cryptocurrencies, businessmen say. User blocking is the most widely used in the face of the rise of regulatory scrutiny globally. Despite the apparent change in focus that United States President Joe Biden has shown in recent months, the intense regulation against the cryptocurrency sector that has marked his … Read more

Which cryptocurrencies will stand out in the remainder of 2024, according to Grayscale?

SUI, TAO, and OP are some of the cryptocurrencies Grayscale watches. These cryptocurrencies “have great potential in the quarter,” according to the company. With the arrival of the fourth quarter of 2024, Grayscale has renewed the quarterly list of the 20 digital assets that it considers to have high performance potential. This company, an issuer … Read more

SEC appeals decision in Ripple case and XRP falls 12%

The SEC seeks to appeal the final ruling handed down by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres. It alleges that the decision conflicts with Supreme Court precedents and securities laws. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) presented this October 2 an appeal to the decision of federal judge Analisa Torres who ruled, last year, … Read more

Binance eliminates trading of 4 cryptocurrency pairs due to lack of liquidity

They argue that they seek to “protect users and maintain a high-quality trading market.” Excluding a trading pair does not affect the availability of tokens on Binance Spot. This Wednesday, Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced the removal of four trading pairs due to lack of liquidity and low trading volume. The … Read more

There is progress towards the XRP ETF, Ripple’s cryptocurrency

Bitwise registered a trust entity, which is a step prior to applying. XRP ETFs have been rumored for several months now. Investment firm Bitwise took a step towards creating an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on XRP, the cryptocurrency issued by Ripple. The company registered a trust entity in Delaware, a move that precedes the formal … Read more

Argentine vice president asks Bukele for advice on Bitcoin and volcano bonds

“We are talking about Bitcoin (BTC), which is an issue in which El Salvador is being a pioneer,” said Victoria Villarruel, vice president of Argentina and president of the nation’s Senate, today after receiving the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele. The Salvadoran president visited Congress, on his second day of an official visit to Argentina, when … Read more

Binance warns about 10 cryptocurrencies that enter the “risk” zone

Binance, the world’s largest-traded cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a new move for specific cryptocurrencies, including Travala (AVA) and IOTA (IOTA), for significant changes to its monetary policy or tokenomics. According to the announcement, starting October 1, 2024, these tokens will be subject to a risk warning banner and pop-up notification on the Binance platform. The … Read more