ChainCatcher 消息，据 CoinDesk 报道，拉丁美洲加密交易平台 Mercado Bitcoin 拟与 Polygon Labs 合作在拉丁美洲发行价值 2 亿美元的代币化资产。 此次合作的重点是将 Polygon 的区块链基础设施整合到 Mercado Bitcoin 的代币化流程中。

ChainCatcher 消息，据 Coindesk 报道，加密货币交易所币安的研究部门 Binance Research 对阿根廷、巴西、哥伦比亚和墨西哥的 1 万多名投资者进行的一项调查显示，绝大多数拉丁美洲加密货币用户（95%）计划在 2025 年扩大持有量。 调查结果显示，40.1% 的受访者预计在未来三个月内购买更多加密货币，15.3% 的受访者预计在未来六个月内购买，39.7% 的受访者预计在 12 个月内购买。只有 4.9% 的人今年没有继续投资的计划。 报告援引支付公司 Triple-A 的研究报告称，2024 年拉丁美洲的加密货币采用率将领先全球，增长 116%。该地区目前拥有 5500 万加密货币用户，占加密货币用户总数的近 10%。

ChainCatcher 消息，以太坊创始人 Vitalik Buterin 表示，“阿根廷的以太坊社区充满了出色的建设者，他们已经贡献了以太坊生态系统中一些最重要的软件。利用阿根廷目前的势头，利用加密货币和其他新技术来建设繁荣的 21 世纪社会的能量和决心是真实的。最近的新闻不应该被视为放弃的理由，而应将其视为教育为何如此重要的一个例子。我继续对阿根廷和拉丁美洲在该领域的贡献和作用持乐观态度。”

ChainCatcher 消息，Tether 首席执行官 Paolo Ardoino 在 X 平台发文称，Bitfinex Securities 在萨尔瓦多拥有执照。Bitfinex Derivatives 已迁至萨尔瓦多，Tether 正在迁至萨尔瓦多。许多其他公司将会效仿，萨尔瓦多正在成为中美洲和南美洲的金融科技中心。

ChainCatcher 消息，加拿大金融科技公司 Nuvei Corporation 为拉丁美洲 (LATAM) 各地的商家推出了基于区块链的支付解决方案。该解决方案利用稳定币来简化全球交易。 新的解决方案允许企业使用 Visa 支持的实体或虚拟卡来使用稳定币付款。

ChainCatcher 消息，Borderless Capital 已推出一支规模达到 5000 万美元的 LATAM 基金，旨在推动拉丁美洲的 Web3 创新。该基金专注于拉丁美洲的 Web3 项目，以挖掘拉丁美洲地区采用区块链的独特机会以及当地创新解决全球挑战的潜力。 据悉，Avalanche 基金会财务和投资主管 Matias A. 也加入了该基金。

ChainCatcher 消息，拉丁美洲哥伦比亚新银行 Littio 正在将区块链网络从以太坊切换到 Avalanche ，用于名为 Yield Pots 的产品，允许用户从他们的美元存款中赚取利息。 Littio 通过与 OpenTrade 的合作提供 Yield Pots 的敞口，OpenTrade 是一家总部位于伦敦的公司，通过使用稳定币和美国国库券等现实世界资产开发收益产品。

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, a recent survey by Binance shows that Latin American investors prefer to use cryptocurrencies as long-term savings and investment tools rather than as day trading assets.The Binance survey, which polled 10,000 users from Latin American markets such as Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico, found that 50.3% of respondents prefer to use cryptocurrencies as investment tools. 18.8% of respondents stated that they trade these assets daily.The Binance survey also identified other use cases, including peer-to-peer (P2P) trading (8.4%), decentralized finance applications (8.2%), and purchases (4.9%).

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance has appointed Guilherme Nazar as the head of Latin America to further develop the cryptocurrency industry across the entire region. He will focus on driving innovation, increasing adoption, and designing and implementing user-centric Binance business strategies.Currently, Binance Mexico General Manager Frida Vargas and Daniel Acosta, who is responsible for Colombia, Central America, and the Caribbean, will continue to lead their local markets and report to Nazar.

ChainCatcher news, the gaming guild Merit Circle has announced the acquisition of equity in Snackclub, a Latin American organization specializing in user acquisition, influencer marketing, and esports. Snackclub has also joined the gaming subnet Beam Beam. As part of this acquisition, Merit Circle will obtain equity in Snackclub.In addition, Merit Circle will receive a token allocation previously reserved for the Snackclub team, which will be used to stimulate games in the DAO portfolio.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, asset management company VanEck's strategic advisor Gabor Gurbacs stated on social media, "El Salvador has the potential to become the Singapore of the Americas."Similar to the achievements Singapore made in the late 1900s, Gabor Gurbacs expects that new capital investment and immigration will be the main drivers of economic growth in El Salvador in the coming years.

ChainCatcher news, Worldcoin officials stated that since the launch of the Worldcoin project in July, over 200,000 people in Chile have verified their World ID. In a country with approximately 19.5 million residents, this number exceeds 1% of the total population. To meet the demand, contributors to the Tools for Humanity (TFH) project will recently expand operations in more cities across the country.In addition, Worldcoin reported that the number of World ID registrations continues to grow in South America.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. compliant cryptocurrency trading company Legend Trading announced a partnership with Circle to launch USDC rapid trading and settlement services in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions, aimed at facilitating local institutional users in acquiring and using USDC.Legend Trading stated that its trading settlement system is integrated with the underlying banking network, ensuring seamless and rapid automatic conversion between USDC and fiat currency.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance has launched the "Send Cash" service in Latin America. The new solution allows Binance users in 9 countries in the region to transfer from cryptocurrency to bank accounts more conveniently, quickly, and economically.The first phase of Send Cash will target Binance users in Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Mexico, allowing them to transfer cryptocurrency to recipients with bank accounts in Colombia and Argentina at the lowest cost in the market through Binance Pay.

ChainCatcher news, Tether's Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino stated on social media that Tether's Bitcoin mining facility in Latin America is set to begin operations in a few weeks, but the specific location cannot be disclosed to avoid disturbances; the site is progressing well, and team members are working day and night.In addition, Tether launched the "Tether Energy" program a few months ago and is partnering with companies around the world to provide support such as funding, infrastructure, development, and general expertise to build renewable energy production and Bitcoin mining facilities. Tether believes that Bitcoin mining must be geographically decentralized as much as possible, with the goal of reducing the current high concentration in specific countries.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Binance will suspend its crypto debit card services in Latin America and the Middle East starting August 25, and will terminate cryptocurrency debit card services in the region on September 21. Binance stated that users can apply for fund refunds before December 20, 2023.In this regard, Binance did not disclose the specific reasons for the suspension, but stated that it would only affect 1% of users in the aforementioned regions.