Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition of Latam Insights, El Salvador showcases its bitcoin experience before China, and Binance becomes the first securities-enhanced crypto exchange in Brazil. El Salvador Showcases Bitcoin Success in Key Meeting With […] Original
Binance has become a pioneering cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil following the approval of its acquisition of Sim;paul Investimentos, a securities brokerage platform. With this acquisition, Binance can now offer a full range of investment options, including securities, stocks, and funds for Brazilian customers. Binance Gets Greenlight For Sim;paul Investimentos Acquisition in Brazil Binance, one of […] Source
Binance Labs announced it will be changing its name, along with expanding its scope of investment to include secondary market deals, OTC and other new projects. Though, it also mentions former Binance CEO CZ and his plans to ‘engage with projects on a personal level.’ In a recent post on the last day of 2024, Binance Labs announced that it will soon be operating under a different name and plans to invest in more projects in 2025, specifically naming crypto, blockchain, AI and Biotech as main areas of focus. Binance…
Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others. Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more…
Binance’s BNSOL Super Staking program introduces MANTRA, offering enhanced staking returns while maintaining the liquidity of staked Solana tokens. MANTRA (OM) is now a part of Binance’s BNSOL Super Staking program, which has formally begun its third phase. Through this effort, users who possess or stake BNSOL can earn higher staking rewards through the OM APR Boost Airdrop. The program, which offers a total prize pool of 191,619.83 OM with daily payouts, will run from Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, 2025. Users can earn staking rewards while keeping liquidity by…
The report was published by the exchange to highlight its Anti-Scam Refund Initiative. Binance Users Could Have Lost Millions in Scams Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, published a report on Monday showing that it foiled malicious scams on its platform that could have cost its users as much as $129 million. The company, whose […] Source CryptoX Portal
The chief executive of Binance’s Thai arm has encouraged the Bank of Thailand to consider former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s proposal for a pilot Bitcoin payment project so the nation does not get left behind. According to the Bangkok Post, Thailand is working towards making the ex-Prime Minister’s suggestion for a Bitcoin (BTC) payment pilot project a reality. Binance’s Thai arm will reportedly support the pilot project that aims to establish Phuket as a Bitcoin sandbox for tourism. “Given our country’s reliance on tourism and foreign inflows, integrating cryptocurrencies into…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer…
Binance, the top global crypto exchange by trading volume, is rolling out support for the new native token of a “decentralized science” project. Binance Launchpool, which lets users stake coins to farm new assets, says its 63rd project will be BIO Protocol (BIO), a decentralized platform aiming to advance biotechnology through collective funding and the tokenization of biotech projects. Says the project, “BIO is a curation and liquidity protocol for decentralized science (DeSci). Our mission is to accelerate biotechnology by giving global communities of patients, scientists and biotech professionals the…
Crypto owners risk losing everything by accepting assets via shared private keys or pre-configured wallets, warns Binance’s former CEO, CZ, emphasizing the danger of shared access. CZ Cautions Crypto Users—A Simple Transfer Could Empty Everything Changpeng Zhao (CZ), former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, issued a cautionary message to cryptocurrency holders, emphasizing the dangers of […] Source CryptoX Portal