Latin America

Regional trends in remittances, stablecoin use, policy shifts, and grassroots crypto adoption.

A Bitcoin coin on desert rocks near oil pumps as markets shift, illustrating why crude prices reacted to Maduro’s capture while Bitcoin remained steady.

Oil prices just did the unthinkable after the Venezuela raid, and it hands Bitcoin a rare advantage

Everyone expected an oil spike, but the market is actually pricing a long-term supply shock that completely rewrites the liquidity roadmap for crypto.

1 week ago

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Macro

Gold hits $4,400 as Venezuela blockade bites, but a quiet ownership shift is changing how winners trade

With oil logistics snarled, investors are testing Bitcoin and tokenized gold as settlement rails built for stress.

3 weeks ago

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Adoption

Bitcoiners waiting for a “Bukele moment” in Chile are ignoring a $229 billion signal that matters more

Forget El Salvador. In Chile, Bitcoin’s future is in custody, ETFs, and pensions—not paying for coffee.

3 weeks ago

A cinematic wide shot shows a massive golden Bitcoin being hoisted by a crane before a sunlit El Salvador government building draped with blue-white flags, with a smoking volcano and cheering silhouettes in the background.

Crypto

El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles

What the timing says about sovereign adoption, and whether it props up spot liquidity.

2 months ago

A hyperrealistic 16:9 scene shows a cracked golden peso cinched by a U.S.-flag lifebuoy and tethered across turquoise water toward a neoclassical building with an American flag, while Argentine banknotes swirl above a sunlit Buenos Aires skyline.

Macro

How the U.S. bailout could bring the end to Argentina’s ‘libertarian utopia’

As the U.S. throws billions of dollars into the Argentine economy, the latest intervention spells the end of the libertarian utopia many hoped for in Argentina.

3 months ago

Adoption

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

Revisiting CryptoSlate’s first-ever list from 2017: See which countries now lead the world in crypto adoption, regulation, and tax clarity in 2025.

3 months ago

Cinematic 16:9 illustration of Buenos Aires’ central bank floodlit in red and blue as a cracked peso coin sinks amid stormy waters and swirling banknotes, symbolizing emergency intervention and currency collapse.

Macro

Milei’s monetary meltdown: Argentine central bank intervenes as peso hits record lows

Argentina’s President Javier Milei faces political turmoil and economic headwinds as the central bank intervenes to defend the peso.

4 months ago

At sunrise over San Salvador, a silhouetted Bukele lifts a glowing Bitcoin as 21 coins arc toward a crystalline vault above a smoldering volcano - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Adoption

El Salvador celebrates Bitcoin milestone with symbolic 21 BTC purchase

Bukele's symbolic Bitcoin purchase marks four years since El Salvador's crypto revolution began.

4 months ago

Crypto

Brazil to hold first hearing on proposed $19 billion Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

The legislation aims to diversify Brazil's Treasury assets and protect international reserves against exchange rate fluctuations and geopolitical risks.

5 months ago

Analysis

Strategy and El Salvador saw massive gains as Bitcoin hit new peak

With Bitcoin hitting new highs, Strategy's portfolio surges to $77.2 billion as El Salvador reaps $468 million profit.

5 months ago

Banking

El Salvador hints at Bitcoin banks as $400 trillion wealth shift gains steam

El Salvador's Bitcoin banks promise to challenge traditional financial systems and attract global crypto synergies.

5 months ago

Politics

El Salvador paves way for Nayib Bukele’s indefinite re-election, fueling Bitcoin nation’s ambition

Critics question democratic integrity as El Salvador links its future closely with Bitcoin under Bukele's leadership.

6 months ago

Latin America

Oil prices just did the unthinkable after the Venezuela raid, and it hands Bitcoin a rare advantage

Gold hits $4,400 as Venezuela blockade bites, but a quiet ownership shift is changing how winners trade

Bitcoiners waiting for a “Bukele moment” in Chile are ignoring a $229 billion signal that matters more

El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles

How the U.S. bailout could bring the end to Argentina’s ‘libertarian utopia’

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

Milei’s monetary meltdown: Argentine central bank intervenes as peso hits record lows

El Salvador celebrates Bitcoin milestone with symbolic 21 BTC purchase

Brazil to hold first hearing on proposed $19 billion Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

Strategy and El Salvador saw massive gains as Bitcoin hit new peak

El Salvador hints at Bitcoin banks as $400 trillion wealth shift gains steam

El Salvador paves way for Nayib Bukele’s indefinite re-election, fueling Bitcoin nation’s ambition

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US may withdraw support for Argentina if it continues accord with China

Mexican billionaire says sell your home, buy Bitcoin as fiat nears collapse

MetaMask blocks Ethereum transactions in several jurisdictions citing compliance issues

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Latin America

Oil prices just did the unthinkable after the Venezuela raid, and it hands Bitcoin a rare advantage

Gold hits $4,400 as Venezuela blockade bites, but a quiet ownership shift is changing how winners trade

Bitcoiners waiting for a “Bukele moment” in Chile are ignoring a $229 billion signal that matters more

El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles

How the U.S. bailout could bring the end to Argentina’s ‘libertarian utopia’

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

Milei’s monetary meltdown: Argentine central bank intervenes as peso hits record lows

El Salvador celebrates Bitcoin milestone with symbolic 21 BTC purchase

Brazil to hold first hearing on proposed $19 billion Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

Strategy and El Salvador saw massive gains as Bitcoin hit new peak

El Salvador hints at Bitcoin banks as $400 trillion wealth shift gains steam

El Salvador paves way for Nayib Bukele’s indefinite re-election, fueling Bitcoin nation’s ambition

US may withdraw support for Argentina if it continues accord with China

Mexican billionaire says sell your home, buy Bitcoin as fiat nears collapse

MetaMask blocks Ethereum transactions in several jurisdictions citing compliance issues

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