The Brazilian Securities Regulator (CVM) approved a solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday, the second of its kind in the country. According to data from the CVM database, this new instrument will be offered by Hashdex, a Brazil-based cryptocurrency asset management company with nearly a billion in assets under management held locally, in partnership […]
Hackers recently took control of McDonald’s official Instagram account to promote a fraudulent Grimace meme coin, successfully scamming users out of $ 700,000 in Solana. The attackers also compromised the personal X account of McDonald’s Senior Marketing Director to further spread the scam. Grimace Coin, originally created as a meme token inspired by a …
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the last week. In this issue: El Salvador holds talks with the IMF despite its Bitcoin allegiance; Brazil greenlights the first Solana spot ETF; and Polymarket gets criticized for its decision on the Venezuelan presidential election bet. El Salvador […]
Over the past week, there’s been a buzz among market watchers about solana’s performance against BTC, especially when compared to ether. Since the year kicked off, ether has tumbled over 20% against the leading cryptocurrency, while solana has gained more than 5%. Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin — Dominance Competition Heats Up Among Crypto Giants In […]
The Brazilian securities regulator (CVM), equivalent to the U.S. SEC, has greenlighted the launch of a solana spot ETF for national markets. The product, the first of its kind to be approved, is offered by QR and managed by Vortx. It is already in its pre-trading stages. Brazilian SEC Pioneers Solana Spot ETF Approval Solana […]