For decades, the channels for sending money across Latin American borders have operated under the same script: processes that take days and corporate commissions that bite into pockets. However, this scenario of financial friction is changing as conventional banks discover that they can no longer ignore the digital asset ecosystem if they want to retain … Read more
The BdE warns that widespread adoption of stablecoins could lead to banking disintermediation. The global stablecoin market has already exceeded $320 billion. The Bank of Spain has launched a clear “warning signal” about the rapid growth of stablecoins. In its Spring 2026 Financial Stability Report, the institution warns that global stablecoins, especially multiple issuance ones, … Read more
The banking giant is advancing at the pace of the law to capture the institutional segment in the region. Brazil’s regulation could lean toward strict restrictions like the European MiCA model. For years, the relationship between traditional banking and the cryptoasset ecosystem was marked by a cautious distance and strict regulatory rigor. However, that border … Read more
On social networks there is a mix of expectation, skepticism and criticism. Venezuela has one of the most active cryptocurrency communities in Latin America. The visit of Fred Ehrsam, co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Coinbase, to the Bank of Venezuela (BDV) this Wednesday, May 13, is generating a wide debate on … Read more
The cryptocurrency messages did not compromise customer capital or data. The company reinforces its access and recalled that its internal systems operate completely normally. Security on digital platforms is not always uniform, and a new incident in Colombia highlights this. This Wednesday, May 13, the official account on X (formerly Twitter) of Nequi, the digital … Read more
Ehrsam offered his perspectives on the development of the cryptoasset sector in Venezuela. Citizens of Venezuela cannot open accounts on Coinbase, until now. The cryptocurrency ecosystem in Venezuela witnessed a high-level institutional meeting this Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of the largest exchange in the United States, Coinbase, and the investment firm Paradigm, … Read more
Bolivia’s Vice Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances, Ernesto Justiniano, announced that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will send full-time personnel to the country starting in June. The measure is part of bilateral cooperation that seeks to intensify monitoring of cryptocurrencies used in money laundering of criminal organizations. Justiniano, known as the … Read more
Within the framework of the Venezuela Tech Week event, held in Caracas from May 11 to 13, Ami Spiwak, co-founder of Qash, announced exclusively to CriptoNoticias that the neobank formally began operations in the country. The company, which specializes in the use of stablecoins linked to the dollar, functions as a financial bridge so that … Read more
The bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency exchange Uphold began today, May 13, the formal reactivation of its services in Venezuela. The financial platform began to notify its local users about the reopening of its operations, ending a period of absence that lasted almost four years. This decision arises as a consequence of the relaxation of the … Read more
Villalonga believes that children have a “different approach” to the cryptocurrency ecosystem. At Val-U they apply transversal teaching so that the little ones learn about finances. The Venezuelan startup Val-U, dedicated to financial education, has managed to integrate learning about bitcoin (BTC) and the decentralized economy into the curriculum of more than 5,000 students in … Read more