As the Crypto Week event, aimed at speedrunning three crypto bills, kicked off in DC, Democrats started their own event called Crypto Corruption Awareness Week. Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Stephen Lynch, and their comrades are pushing for clauses that will…

Democrats attempt to take three crypto bills hostage, demanding to block Trump from the crypto business

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most 
relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores 
how the U.S. Senate is weaponizing bitcoin against El Salvador in a 
politicized attempt to sanction Bukele&#8217;s administration on alleged human 
rights violations. Latam Insights Encore: U.S. Senate Weaponizes Bitcoin 
Against […]

Latam Insights Encore: US Senate’s Weaponization of Bitcoin Ownership Should Raise Concerns

Billionaire Peter Thiel has bought a 9.1% stake in the crypto mining service 
company BitMine, which sent the company’s stock soaring in after-hour trading.

BitMine surges after-hours as Peter Thiel discloses 9% stake

Bitcoin has retraced slightly after hitting a new all-time high near $123,000 
as miners appear to be locking in profits. Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped roughly 
5% from its most recent peak and is trading at about $117,538 as of press…

Bitcoin faces possible short-term pullback as miners take profit, but long-term uptrend still intact

The native token of Solana-based meme coin platform Pump.fun surged nearly 20% 
on July 16, briefly reaching a new all-time high following the launch of a 
large-scale buyback campaign. After reaching a high of $0.00681, PUMP is 
trading at about…

PUMP token jumps nearly 20% as issuer offers buyback mechanism

Cantor Fitzgerald is reportedly in talks with Adam Back co-founded blockchain 
company Blockstream, to acquire over $3 billion in Bitcoin through a SPAC 
deal. According to multiple news reports citing unnamed sources, Blockstream 
is expected to contribute up to 30,000…