The most noteworthy cryptocurrency developments in the region this week came from Argentina, Brazil, and El Salvador. El Salvador is planning a $100 million tokenised investment program for local SMEs, Brazil is considering a bill to eliminate crypto taxes and establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, and Argentina’s fintech industry suffered a blow when lawmakers revoked
Progress around key crypto legislations in the US remains stuck in limbo, effectively capping price action as institutional capital remains on the sidelines. After a year of blistering gains that saw Bitcoin soar from under $70,000 to an all-time high of $126,000 in October, the flagship crypto has crashed to multi-month lows. Bitcoin’s rally last
Washington moved to wind down a controversial immigration surge in Minnesota as federal agents began pulling back after weeks of backlash. Markets, meanwhile, remain tense: Bitcoin is stuck near $65,000 as traders debate whether another leg lower lies ahead. In corporate news, SoftBank-backed PayPay has filed for a blockbuster US IPO, while AI heavyweight Anthropic
X is moving deeper into financial services as its long-awaited payments platform, X Money, enters internal testing and prepares for a wider rollout. The initiative marks a major step in Elon Musk’s effort to transform X from a social media network into a financial ecosystem. By combining messaging, payments, and asset management, the platform aims
Gold and silver prices were in the red on Tuesday as investors remained on the edge before the release of a string of key US economic data. Over the past week, precious metals have experienced significant volatility, as prices retreated from all-time highs due to a combination of profit-taking and excessively bullish positioning. Meanwhile, oil
Workday stock price has slipped into a technical bear market, moving from a record high of $310 in 2024 to the current $155. It is hovering at its lowest level since 2024, and has become a bargain as investors dump software companies. Workday stock has crashed amid software jitters Workday is a top software company
Novo Nordisk’s Denmark-listed shares climbed more than 7%, while the stock gained close to 6% in US premarket trading after telehealth company Hims & Hers said it would stop offering its newly launched oral obesity pill copycat following regulatory scrutiny. Hims & Hers, by contrast, fell nearly 20% in premarket trading. Additionally, Novo Nordisk also
The oversupply in the oil market at the beginning of the year is likely to have been sharply lower than previously expected. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revised its outlook for the global oil market, specifically downgrading its prior expectations concerning the magnitude of the supply surplus. This adjustment was not a recent development
A volatile week for precious metals is ending on a slightly positive note, with gold and silver logging small gains. Simmering geopolitical tensions and increasing safe-haven demand boosted gold prices on Friday. Meanwhile, oil prices saw a modest increase on Friday, following reports from Iran’s foreign minister indicating that discussions between Iran and the US
Precious metals are experiencing renewed selling pressure, with silver prices falling sharply on Thursday. This decline has largely erased the brief rebound the sector saw earlier this week. On COMEX, the March silver contract shed more than 13% on Thursday, while gold fell more than 2% below $4,900 per ounce. Meanwhile, oil prices also fell