Latam Insights Encore: Venezuela Shows How A Stablecoin Strategy Can Drive a Country’s Economy
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine how USDT is overtaking dollar disbursements in Venezuela, and the irony of a sanctioned country leveraging a currency backed by the U.S. debt. Latam Insights Encore: The Venezuelan Case […] Powered by...
Starknet Unveils BTCFi: Trustless BTC Staking, Partners, and 100M STRK Incentives
Starknet today announced BTCFi, a trilogy of initiatives aimed at deepening bitcoin’s role as a global settlement asset by embedding BTC into Starknet’s security and consensus. For the first time on any L2, BTC holders can stake without losing custody to secure Starknet and earn rewards; the protocol already reportedly has ~65k delegators, ~150 validators […] Powered by...
Flying Tulip Raises $200M, Targets $1B in Combined Funding Across Token Sales
Flying Tulip, a newly launched full-stack on-chain exchange founded by Andre Cronje, has successfully raised $200 million in a private funding round. The Full-Stack Onchain Ecosystem Flying Tulip, a newly launched full-stack on-chain exchange, recently secured $200 million in a private funding round. Founded by Andre Cronje, the exchange is set to launch a public […] Powered by...
Qatar National Bank Taps JPMorgan’s Blockchain for Faster Dollar Payments
Qatar National Bank (QNB) has adopted JPMorgan’s blockchain platform, enabling its corporate clients to settle U.S. dollar payments within minutes. The move highlights the Gulf region’s push to modernize financial infrastructure and attract global capital. Gulf Banking Giant Embraces Blockchain for 24/7 USD Transfers Qatar National Bank (QNB), the Middle East’s largest lender, has integrated […] Powered by...
Kocowa Seeks Domain Takeovers to Permanently Shut Down Dramacool Pirates
Dramacool and several associated sites suddenly shut down last November, with the operators mentioning copyright pressure as a prime reason. The move disappointed millions of Asian drama and anime pirates but the nature of Dramacool’s legal troubles was initially unknown. A few months later, legal paperwork eventually revealed that a U.S. court order, obtained by Wavve Americas (wA), the owner of legal streaming platform Kocowa, was...
