
US eases sanctions on Conviasa, opening path for aircraft support and fleet recovery
New Treasury license allows maintenance and airworthiness-related services for Venezuela's state airline but does not authorize flights to the United States

New Treasury license allows maintenance and airworthiness-related services for Venezuela's state airline but does not authorize flights to the United States
Anchored around the carrier’s global hub in Miami (MIA), American will add new service to its 99th and 100th destinations in the region, with flights to Maracaibo, Venezuela (MAR) and...

Increased Venezuelan oil production and potential crypto transactions could stabilize global markets, impacting inflation and legitimizing crypto trade.
How does Venezuela's increasing dependence on USDT relate to Tether's hegemony in the stablecoin space?
USDT climbed 16% against Venezuela's bolivar as money supply topped 2 trillion and dollar access tightened on Binance P2P.

Venezuela's reliance on USDT via Binance highlights the growing role of stablecoins in unstable economies, challenging traditional banking systems.

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Brazil proposes guardrails against CBDC abuse, Bitfinex highlights the tokenization potential in Venezuela, and Rain reports massive growth in Latam’s stablecoin adoption. Brazil Proposes Rigid Guardrails to Stop Government Abuse of Central Bank […]

Crypto majors are mostly flat headed into Monday open; btc even at $90,600; eth +1% at $3,110, sol +2% at $140; xrp -2% to $2.04. Ip (+20%) and xmr (+15%) led top movers; xmr hit a new ath at $590. Fed chair Jerome Powell released a video message claiming that the criminal charges he faces are due to his not cutting interest rates in line with Trump’s wishes. X (twitter) announced plans for “smart cashtags” to show crypto and stock prices live next to tickers. Vaneck projected bitcoin could reach $53m by 2050, outlining long-term adoption, trade settlement and store-of-value assumptions driving 29% annual growth. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised $15b to fund American Dynanism, with ai and crypto at the forefront. Ripple received FCA approval to scale crypto payments in the uk. Bny mellon debuted tokenized deposits for institutional and digital-native clients. A new house bill would bar lawmakers and federal officials from using prediction markets. Tether froze $182m in usdt linked to Venezuela oil trades.

While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a December Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report highlighted […]
Banned from the dollar system, the country uses digital dollars instead
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