3 lessons that bitcoin and stablecoins teach users in Latin America

Stablecoin adoption is on the rise, especially in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Decentralization is becoming an increasingly relevant concept for users. Stablecoins, self-custody wallets, and cross-border transactions are all topics that are changing the way people interact with their finances. Little by little, people are beginning to find ways to solve key problems, such as … Read more

“There is still not much deregulation regarding cryptocurrencies in Argentina”

From December 10, 2023, The Executive Branch of the Argentine Republic is under the leadership of Javier Milei. This economist turned politician, faithful to his anarcho-capitalist ideas, advances a series of measures aimed at reduction of the State to the minimum possible expression. With this in mind it is that Milei created the Ministry of … Read more

How will XRP integrate with Ethereum in 2025?

The XRPL EVM Sidechain is an independent sidechain of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) network supported by the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Its integration, when the testing phase ends, will allow the execution of smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) within the XRP ecosystem. Currently, the XRPL EVM Sidechain is is in a testing phase and … Read more

“Bitcoin regulation must come at some point,” says Towerbank executive

Towerbank is a bank that defines itself as “crypto friendly”. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Towerbank detected its clients’ interest in cryptocurrencies. In a world where bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies have gone from being a niche experiment cypherpunk To a multibillion-dollar industry, the arrival of regulation seems inevitable. This was reflected by Johan Hernández, a business … Read more

One more brick and Bitcoin could change permanently in 2025

The mere introduction of this opcode would allow covenants, ZK-rollups and native L2 to be added to Bitcoin. OP_CAT was removed after an event known as the value overflow incident, which occurred in 2010. Today, the main development problem of the Bitcoin protocol seems to be modular. By this I mean that the shape and … Read more

“The most sensible thing is to turn off the Chivo Wallet”

«The most sensible thing would be to turn off the Chivo Wallet due to the controversy it has generated since its inception. Numerous users have experienced account lockouts, while others have taken advantage of the Bitcoin wallet to carry out fraud. It is for this reason that I believe that the International Monetary Fund has … Read more

Inheritance plans with Bitcoin are now free

The announcement of the free feature was made by Quentin Ehrenmann, developer behind the protocol. This solution allows users to create an inheritance system without depending on third parties. Self-Inheritance Protocola protocol designed to secure the inheritance of bitcoin (BTC) autonomously and without the need for third parties, is now free for use and open … Read more

users talk about their experience

Salvadoran users criticize Chivo Wallet for more failures. The Government promises a transition without interruptions, but uncertainty persists. For more than three years, complaints about the Chivo Wallet, the bitcoin wallet launched by the government in 2021, were abundant. Now, faced with the announcement of its possible sale or definitive closure, Salvadoran users express their … Read more

“I don’t think the US government will make a massive shift towards bitcoin”: Arthur Hayes

Despite this, Hayes remains bullish for the price of bitcoin (BTC). Hayes explains that Trump has little time to achieve his goals. Arthur Hayes, former CEO of Bitmex, questions the direction that Donald Trump will take with respect to bitcoin (BTC) once he assumes his second term as president of the United States. First, Hayes … Read more

Ripple USD a threat or catalyst for XRP?

The launch of RLUSD, Ripple Labs’ stablecoin, could be the big price catalyst that XRP needs to reach all-time highs. However, Mandela Amoussou, cryptocurrency market analyst, puts a cold shoulder to the enthusiasm generated by the launch of the financial product and in his latest report poses a hypothetical scenario where the stablecoin could harm … Read more