The leading cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has formalized a strategic partnership with the African company Yellow Card, with the aim of expanding its services to 20 countries on the continent. The partnership, focused on expanding access to the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), promises to drive a…
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Argentina closed 2023 with inflation of 211.4%
Argentina closed the year 2023 with year-on-year inflation of 211.4%, the highest figure since the period of hyperinflation in 1989-1990. This figure emerges from the first measurement carried out during the government of Javier Milei, who…
Instagram and Facebook were sued for charging privacy fee
Austrian privacy-focused organization Noyb filed a lawsuit against Meta over its recent model of paying for privacy on Facebook and Instagram, the organization announced on Thursday. Since the beginning of November, Meta has implemented a…
The U.S. had a surge in its oil reserves
Commercial oil reserves in the United States experienced an unusual increase of 1.3 million barrels over the past week, altering market projections. As reported by the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) last Wednesday, this change defies…
Elon Musk wants to take bitcoin to Mars
In a surprising twist, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, may be reconsidering the possibility of using bitcoin as a currency on Mars. Though initially resilient due to slow transaction reconciliation, Musk expressed his…
Peru maintains active surveillance on the border with Ecuador
In response to the growing violence on Ecuadorian territory, the Peruvian Armed Forces stepped up surveillance at "hot spots" along the border with Ecuador. This measure follows the declaration of emergency in five bordering regions of the…
X will add up payments and artificial intelligence this year
In a year of constant evolution since the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, X Corp celebrates its first anniversary by consolidating itself as a comprehensive platform. The company, now known as X, has experienced significant growth,…
Milei could change the conditions of the “emergency”
The Argentine executive, under the administration of Javier Milei, revised the proposal of the so-called 'omnibus law', contemplating the possibility of shortening the initial emergency period. At the opening of the debate on this…
PharmaChem announced that it will cease operations
PharmaChem Technologies (PCT), the well-known Bahamian pharmaceutical company specializing in manufacturing components such as HIV antiretrovirals, announced the cessation of operations this week, after two decades of presence in the…
Security flaw exposed the official account of the SEC on X
X's security team recently revealed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had failed to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on its main X account. This omission resulted in a hacker accessing it, creating an embarrassing…
President of Ecuador declared armed conflict
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa proclaimed a state of internal armed conflict in the country through a decree, an unprecedented measure that comes in response to the violent takeover of TV channel TC by armed men during a live broadcast.…
Cuba raised the price of fuel by 500%
The Minister of Finance of Cuba, Vladimir Regueiro Ale, announced last Monday a drastic increase in fuel prices, exceeding 500%, along with a 25% increase in the electricity tariff for consumers exceeding 500 kWh.
With this measure, the…