Latam Insights: Brazil Bans Crypto for Gambling, Worldcoin Battles Buenos Aires
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Brazil bans the use of cryptocurrency for gambling-related payments, and Worldcoin fa...
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Binance will hold some Brazil crypto deposits until users explain where the money came from
Binance will require Brazilian users to provide additional information for cross-border crypto transfers starting Nov. 1. The exch...
Ripple quietly made Brazil the center of its XRPL tokenization push
Ripple's Brazilian foothold spans cross-border payments and securities records in a country Chainalysis ranked first for grassroot...
Latam Cartels Tap Crypto to Expand Their Illicit Workflows
A recent report highlights that criminal groups are not only using crypto to launder money, but are actively leaning into crypto i...
Brazil Pits Lula’s Crypto Crackdown vs. Bolsonaro’s Wildcard Stance
The Brazilian election is right ahead, and the cryptocurrency policies of the country, which is ranked as the number one in crypto...
Kalshi faces legal battles as US sports betting hits $166B
Kalshi's legal challenges highlight regulatory gaps in sports betting, potentially reshaping market dynamics and impacting state r...
Visa Says Business Payments Now Drive 17% Of Stablecoin-Linked Card Volume
TL;DR Visa says roughly 17% of its stablecoin-linked card volume in fiscal 2026 year-to-date came from business and commercial car...