A Danvers, Massachusetts man, Trung Nguyen, was convicted of money laundering and operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency business that converted over $1 million in cash to bitcoin. Through his company, National Vending, Nguyen ran a “no questions asked” cash-to-bitcoin service from 2017 to 2020, knowingly processing funds for criminals, including a meth dealer and romance scam […]

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, we discuss the conversation between President-Elect Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei, the thousands of job positions axed by Milei’s Deep Chainsaw operation, and Chilean authorities’ pushback on World’s domiciliary eye-scanning pilot. […]

A landmark sentencing has closed the chapter on Bitcoin Fog, the longest-running bitcoin mixing service on the darknet, with its operator facing over a decade in prison. The Fall of Bitcoin Fog: DOJ’s Pursuit Unmasks a Decade-Long Darknet Operation The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Roman Sterlingov has been sentenced to prison […]

A proposed BRICS digital asset platform could ignite unprecedented investment in South Asia, Africa, and Latin America, driving growth in emerging markets. Digital Assets at the Core of BRICS’ Ambitious New Investment Platform Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the proposed creation of a BRICS investment platform to support developing markets at the Valdai Discussion Club’s […]

Elon Musk is coordinating to import Argentine President Milei’s chainsaw model to the U.S. Milei recently stated that his Minister of De-Regulation and State Transformation, Federico Sturzenegger, had coordinated with Musk to replicate Argentina’s model. Elon Musk Would Import Milei’s Chainsaw Model to the U.S. Experts from all over the world are examining the actions […]