In just over a week, the blockchain-powered prediction market platform Polymarket has generated an impressive $137.3 million in trading volume, already outpacing the total volume recorded during June and all prior months this year. Last Friday, Polymarket reached its highest daily trading volume in the last three months. Polymarket OutpacesContinue Reading

On Sept. 9, 2024, ethereum’s price hovers at $2,309 as it struggles to break free from a strong downtrend, observed across multiple timeframes. The market reflects uncertainty, with oscillators showing mixed signals and moving averages signaling a bearish outlook. While there are signs of accumulation near current support levels, theContinue Reading

According to a director of a non-profit organization, investors’ growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) may be diverting funds away from crypto startups. The director suggested that the diminished investor interest, even with a rising crypto market, supports this assertion. The director said the diminished interest could be due toContinue Reading

Stacks, the Bitcoin Layer-2 protocol, has achieved a new high in smart contract deployments, with a 30% month-over-month increase. This growth reflects the ongoing efforts of developers to enhance the Bitcoin ecosystem, making Bitcoin a more productive network. The increase in deployments highlights the potential for decentralized finance (defi) onContinue Reading

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia’s largest securities marketplace, will not participate in an experimental program for cryptocurrency trading, as confirmed by Nikolai Trunichkin, head of digital projects at the exchange. This decision follows the Russian State Duma’s July approval of a legislative package to legalize digital currencies, allowing exchange tradingContinue Reading

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado proposes creating a bitcoin reserve, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro states that the country must retake the crypto path, and a GAFILAT reportContinue Reading

Russia’s central bank is expanding its digital currency pilot program, involving 9,000 individuals and 1,200 companies. New features for the digital ruble, including payments via QR code, will be tested. Full-scale implementation is expected by late 2025. According to officials, demand for the digital ruble is growing, with successful integrationContinue Reading