For now, the ecosystem lacks unified standards against quantum risk. Trezor, Ledger and emerging projects lead post-quantum research. Quantum computing is no longer a distant concept and is beginning to emerge as a real risk to the security of Bitcoin. A report published on March 30 by Google suggests that, in a future scenario, a … Read more
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
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
The bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency ecosystem in Panama faces a crisis of confidence that arises from the clash between digital adoption and an institutional system that still does not know how to process it. While commerce between people (Peer-to-Peer or P2P) is consolidated as a tool of financial freedom, for those who facilitate these transactions, … Read more
Coinbase, Cloudflare and Stripe announced on April 2 the creation of the x402 Foundation, a non-profit organization that will manage the x402 payments protocol as an open internet standard and brought together 23 founding companies including Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Shopify and the Solana Foundation. The x402 Foundation, in turn, … Read more
More than $230 million in stolen USDC was transferred via Circle’s CCTP protocol. “Circle does not collaborate with companies and seeks to curry favor with governments,” says the researcher. The community of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and security analysts have expressed a strong rejection of the company Circle, issuer of the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) after … Read more
Bitcoin was approached as a system, protocol and tool, beyond the speculative. “Bitcoin is being planted in one of the most relevant institutions in the country,” says the organizer. Education about bitcoin (BTC), the first digital currency on the market, continues to expand in academic institutions in Latin America. On this occasion, the Industrial Engineering … Read more
This article was written by Mouloukou Sanoh, co-founder and CEO of MANSAa fintech platform for global payments and remittances through a liquidity infrastructure based on stablecoins. Mouloukou co-founded Cassava Network and led investments in Adaverse, a $100 million venture capital fund backed by Cardano. He also brings private equity experience from Jebsen Capital and has … Read more
The Blockstream standard produces signatures of ~2,564 bytes while the SLH-DSA standard produces 7,872 bytes. According to Google, the quantum resources needed to break BTC are 20 times less than estimated. Blockstream Research, the research arm of the company co-founded by Adam Back, announced on March 30 the launch of SHRIMPS, a new digital signature … Read more
At first there were errors, although later the operation was completed. Binance imposes certain limits on depositing dollars and purchasing USDT. If you are in Venezuela, and you use cryptocurrencies, you surely have the habit of using the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market and other platforms to acquire your assets. But that exchange enabled BPay Global, … Read more