Merit Systems Founder Sam Ragsdale outlines a shift toward permissionless protoc

Hong Kong’s Boyaa Interactive International seeks shareholder approval to invest

The figures come from data collected by The Alliance for Secure AI, a nonprofit organization that educates the public on the implications of AI. Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of the alliance, has called on politicians to step in and take action against this replacement strategy.

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Ripple makes moves to accelerate its expansion into Brazil, the Brazilian government is reportedly backpedaling on its crypto taxation plans, and Argentina bans access to Polymarket.

OpenAI disclosed this week that it has agreed to acquire Astral, the startup behind widely used open-source Python tools, in a bid to push its Codex system deeper into full-scale, agent-driven software development.

Eighteen crypto assets spotlight a broader regulatory shift as U.S. agencies clarify digital commodities as an open category, reshaping how blockchain-based tokens are classified and valued beyond a fixed list.

A cluster of newly created wallets is placing coordinated bets on an early U.S.-Iran ceasefire, igniting fresh debate over whether these prediction markets are reflecting insight or something more calculated.

A report issued by Renmin University’s International Monetary Institute argues against maintaining large foreign exchange reserves, mainly U.S. Treasuries, as the yuan adoption and trust grow. The document advises holding “moderately ample” levels of foreign reserves, with dollar bonds being their largest component.

Fidelity pushes for clearer crypto rules as regulators weigh market structure changes, signaling rising momentum toward integrating digital assets into traditional finance while exposing key gaps in oversight, custody, and trading system alignment.

Gerald Celente says markets are sending mixed signals as geopolitical stress builds, warning that war, debt, and policy distortions are masking deeper economic fractures.

Appearing in a recent Bloomberg TV interview, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jamie Dimon, examined artificial intelligence (AI) and outlined how his bank is deploying the technology across a wide range of functions. Dimon points to the potential gains AI may bring while also acknowledging a key concern: entire segments of work could contract simultaneously, rather than easing lower over time.

A seized bitcoin privacy wallet domain has resurfaced in 2026 under criminal control, reviving a defunct project as a phishing trap targeting unsuspecting users.

Gold and silver posted one of their steepest weekly pullbacks in years as macro forces flipped the script on safe-haven demand.

Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz is tightening, and a new wrinkle has emerged: reports suggest Tehran is allowing yuan-based conditions for oil shipments seeking safe passage.

CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were reportedly drawn into a police investigation in India over the weekend tied to an alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud case, with conflicting reports on whether the pair were formally arrested or questioned.