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Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador's Proposal Opens the Door for Crypto-Based International Settlements

August 6, 2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the recent proposal from El Salvador to settle their trade transactions with Russia using crypto, and how this might encourage other nations to do the same. El Salvador Might Start a Trend of Making Crypto an International Settlements…
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Biden Administration plans to monitor open weight AI models

August 2, 2024
The Biden administration called for the monitoring of open-weight models as it looks to collect more information for future regulations. However, the U.S. government did not specify how it plans to regulate models.  In a report, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said it was important to look at the dangers of public AI models with the capability of disrupting…
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Tesla 'Full Self-driving' was on during fatal crash with motorcyclist, police says

August 2, 2024
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-driving’ features were reportedly on during a previously reported fatal crash with a motorcyclist, according to the police. In April, we reported on a tragic accident where a driver in a Tesla vehicle admitted to using “Autopilot” and not paying attention when he drove “his car lurched forward and crashed into the motorcycle in front of him” – killing the…
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US Spot Ethereum ETFs Record $77.21M Outflow

August 2, 2024
On Wednesday, U.S.-based spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a day of outflows, with $77.21 million withdrawn from the funds. While six ETFs reported inflows, Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE) saw a substantial reduction of $133.33 million. Over $77…
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US Senator Discusses Trump's Bitcoin Plan and National BTC Stockpile

August 2, 2024
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty has discussed former President Donald Trump’s bitcoin plan, which includes creating a national bitcoin stockpile. The lawmaker expects to see several legislative proposals beyond what Trump announced. He believes this move will establish credibility for the currency and demonstrate national support for it. Senator Hagerty Discusses Trump’s Bitcoin Strategy U.S.
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