Following U.S. President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 election, many Americans are curious about his whereabouts since he has not spoken to the nation following his letter posted to X on Sunday. On Tuesday, a Polymarket bet is predicting whether Biden will “make an appearance today” after his campaign resignation. The betting odds on…
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The day before the spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were introduced, Coinbase posted on X to clarify its position regarding spot BTC and ETH ETFs. The company mentioned that it holds assets for ten out of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs and eight out of nine ether ETFs. Gabor Gurbacs, founder of Pointsville and former strategy…
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Generalized international settlements using the Russian digital ruble will not be available until 2026, according to statements from Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market. Aksakov stated that in 2025, authorities plan to expand the current pilot stage to implement these transactions within Russia. Subsequently, they will generalize and test…
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According to the latest data from the prediction market Polymarket, the 75th Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, and the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, are currently leading as vice presidential candidates for Kamala Harris if she secures the Democratic nomination at the upcoming convention. Both Cooper and Shapiro have nearly identical odds with…
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Following the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (Cboe) preparation for five new spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has confirmed its approval to list the Bitwise and Grayscale ETH ETF. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart mentioned that he and his colleague Eric Balchunas anticipate the spot ether funds will…
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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: President Nayib Bukele eliminated import taxes for basic products for a decade in El Salvador, Argentina defined rules for regularizing cryptocurrency assets, and OFAC sanctioned the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. President Bukele…
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Solana has recently captured the attention of market participants with a remarkable surge to $175, stunning investors and analysts alike. Solana is currently up 40% from its lowest point of $123 this month. The cryptocurrency’s strong upward momentum has reignited optimism among traders and investors, who are now eagerly anticipating a potential breakthrough above the…
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Recently, injective (INJ) has undergone explosive growth, pushing itself to unprecedented heights and drawing interest both from experts and bitcoin aficionados. Over the past week, the digital asset has jumped about 32%, and a measly 1% in the last day. INJ, at the time of writing, was trading at $26.17. A chance that its price…
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President Vladimir Putin declared it was time for Russia to create the environment needed to increase the adoption of digital assets and the Russian CBDC, the digital ruble, as part of the country’s economic tissue. He also reported that over 30,000 transactions have been made in the pilot test phase of the digital ruble, with…
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Tren de Aragua (Aragua’s Train), a criminal gang with Venezuelan origins, has been sanctioned by OFAC as a transnational organization engaging in kidnapping, human trafficking, extortion, and other illegal behavior. The U.S. Department of the Treasury also stated that the organization had used cryptocurrency to launder the proceedings of their activities to some extent. OFAC…
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