The last quarter of 2026 features a calendar of events related to the cryptocurrency ecosystem, blockchain technology, investments, and new developments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

In this regard, crypto enthusiasts have several options:

• TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026: On October 7 and 8, a global summit for executives, founders, and Web3 networkers will take place in Singapore.
• LABITCONF 2026: From October 29 to November 1, at Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Latin America’s longest-running Bitcoin and crypto conference with news for professionals and the general public.
• Devcon 8: The global conference for developers of the Ethereum ecosystem, November 3-6, in Mumbai, India.
• Blockchain Summit Latam Bogotá 2026: Taking place at Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, November 4-6.
• Solana Breakpoint 2026: Those interested in updates and projects within the Solana ecosystem can attend this event in London, November 15-17.
• Blockchain Life 2026: In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 1-2, focusing on trading, mining, and major global exchanges.

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In August, Argentina recorded a surplus of $2.187 billion, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), which attributes this result to a period of 33 consecutive months with a positive trade balance.

According to the local agency, this positive balance is the result of exports of $8.883 billion and imports of $6.696 billion. “In year-on-year terms, exports increased by 12.4 %, while imports grew by 3.6 %.”

In short, trade reached $15.579 billion in August, $8.4 million more than in the same month of 2015. The increase in exports is attributed to a 16.0 % rise in prices and a 3.1 % increase in volume. Notable increases were seen in sectors such as fuels and energy (41.2 %), manufactured goods (18.0 %), and agricultural products (16.7 %).

“By destination market, exports increased to Mercosur (3.5 %), USMCA (8.1 %), the European Union (29.6 %), India (33.4 %), and ASEAN (99.3 %),” although they decreased to China (-50.6 %).

Regarding imports, there was a year-on-year increase of 3.6 %. Prices rose by 11.0 %, while volume decreased by 6.5 %. “Regarding economic uses, the growth was mainly due to increased imports of fuels and lubricants (68.5 %) and intermediate goods (13.4 %).

Purchases of capital goods also increased (3.1 %).” Imports of parts and accessories for capital goods (-8.8 %), consumer goods (-5.1 %), and passenger motor vehicles (-23.6 %) declined. In the case of fuels and lubricants, the increase was due to higher quantities (24.3 %) and prices (34.0 %).

By origin, imports increased from the European Union (11.4 %), China (13.9 %), and India (13.9 %), but decreased from Mercosur (-3.4%), USMCA (-16.3 %), and ASEAN (-14.4 %).

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New movements by the cybercriminal group “FamousSparrow,” an APT (prolonged and stealthy cyberattack) where an intruder gains access to a network and remains hidden for a period of time to steal data or spy, have been revealed, reported ESET, a leading company in proactive threat detection. This time, ESET discovered that the group has deployed a new backdoor — hidden code in a program or system that allows unauthorized access and bypasses security — targeting several Latin American countries, at least since August 2025.

“We believe this geographic focus is not accidental and likely reflects China’s response to various recent US initiatives in the region. In fact, Donald Trump’s second presidential term has seen an aggressive reassertion of US interests in Latin America, which puts several strategic investments that China has developed on the continent over the last decade in sectors such as energy, mining, and telecommunications at risk. We suspect that FamousSparrow’s activities aim to help China better monitor and anticipate the reactions of local governments to current US pressure,” commented the ESET research team.

FamousSparrow is a Chinese-linked cyberespionage group believed to have been active since at least 2019. Initially known for targeting hotels worldwide, it has also targeted governments, international organizations, trade associations, engineering firms, and law firms.

Currently, the group appears to be focusing on high-profile targets in Latin America. This trend reportedly began in July 2025 and has continued with the arrival of a new backdoor dubbed SparroWocky by ESET. In fact, between mid-2025 and 2026, 90% of the group’s targets recorded in ESET telemetry were located in the region.

Prolonged and stealthy cyberattack

ESET observed the deployment of the new backdoor against government entities in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. This is an unusual case among the Chinese-linked APT groups that the research team had been monitoring, as their operations were typically spread across different regions of the world over extended periods.

While ESET states that it is still unclear whether the group’s apparent focus on Latin America is due to a formal geographic mandate or a temporary priority driven by current geopolitical circumstances, some cases seem to support the latter hypothesis. For example, one of the Panamanian entities identified by ESET as a target is directly involved in the trade dispute surrounding two major ports in the canal area, which until recently were operated by a Chinese-based company.

Given that the concession granted to that company was legally questioned by the Panamanian government at the beginning of 2025, ESET comments that it could be likely that the FamousSparrowgroup operation sought to obtain advance and privileged information about the intentions of local authorities regarding this matter.

Regarding the novelty of this discovery by ESET is the identification of SparroWocky, a new custom backdoor developed in C++, which incorporates more sophisticated evasion techniques to go unnoticed. This backdoor with extensive capabilities manipulates low-level structures in memory and modifies code at runtime to evade detection.

Additionally, it has the ability to load and run Beacon Object Files (BOF), a special type of executable file supported by numerous network teaming and penetration testing tools. The backdoor allows FamousSparrow to have the development capabilities necessary to integrate code from open source projects directly into its own custom backdoor.

ESET invites you to learn more about computer security and this finding by visiting: https://www.welivesecurity.com/es/investigaciones/famoussparrow-america-latina-sparrowocky/.

To obtain other useful preventive data, it is also available in Venezuela: https://www.eset.com/ve/, and its social networks @eset_ve. Also Instagram (@esetla) and Facebook (ESET).

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Argentina is currently in a strong position in the oil production arena, with a daily increase of 32.6 % since 2023, when Javier Milei assumed the presidency.

“In addition to the slowdown in inflation and the reduction of poverty, there is now another piece of data of enormous strategic importance: daily oil production has increased by 32.6 %,” according to official data from the Ministry of Economy, which shows that the country “went from producing 677,118 barrels per day in December 2023 to 897,722 in June 2026.”

In short, Argentina is about to surpass 900,000 barrels per day and is getting closer to a figure that for years seemed out of reach: one million barrels per day.

Changes with Milei’s rise to power

The Argentine president initiated an economic transformation starting in late 2023, promising to “drastically reduce the size of the state, put public finances in order, and eliminate many of the obstacles that for decades hindered private investment.”

Oil production has contributed to the economic recovery, increasing production by more than 220,000 new barrels per day between December 2023 and June 2026.

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The Argentine government has enabled salary payments in dollars through Law 27,802 on Labor Modernization, which guarantees the same benefits as accounts in Argentine pesos.

“The measure allows employers to deposit salaries in foreign currency and for workers to access those funds through the financial system. This provision applies to employees under the Employment Contract Regime and to workers not covered by said regulations.”

The measure was announced by the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) through Communication “A” 8460, which resolves to “incorporate the US dollar as an accepted currency for deposits in the ‘Salary Account’ stipulated in point 2.1 of the consolidated text on Savings Deposits, Salary Accounts, and Special Accounts.”

Banks are obligated to allow cash deposits and withdrawals at the branch where the employee’s account is held. The availability of banknotes at other branches, ATMs, or self-service terminals must be guaranteed by the bank, according to the regulations.

It is clarified that “the employee can keep the money in the account indefinitely without paying maintenance fees.”

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A memorandum of understanding signed this Tuesday, July 14, between Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay seeks the creation of the so-called “South American Single Sky”; an initiative for the integration of the regional civil aviation market and greater accessibility of air services among the participating countries.

Transportation authorities from the signatory countries met to advance the “gradual liberalization of air transport in the region, respecting the legal and regulatory frameworks of each state.”

Among the objectives of this agreement, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Ports and Airports, is “expanding the range of flights, progressively reducing regulatory barriers, and facilitating airline access to the markets of participating countries, in order to improve regional connectivity and increase competition.”

The four South American countries will create a working group with a one-year deadline to establish proposals for the gradual implementation of the Single South American Sky project.

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The use of stablecoins in everyday payments in Latin America continues to increase. Digital currencies are a response to factors such as inflation, monetary weakness, financial volatility and difficult access to dollars.

In various LA countries “the so-called digital dollars are beginning to be used to pay, save and send money, beyond crypto trading.”

Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina set the trend in the region in terms of the adoption of payment systems based on “digital wallets, QR codes, cards”, as well as increasingly efficient and secure applications and platforms.

The currencies of these countries are converted to stablecoins such as USDT or USDC or cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

Traditional banking users now see digital assets as an everyday means of payment, not as a means of investment. The growth in the use of stablecoins in Latin America is linked to “specific needs: protecting purchasing power, moving money between countries, accessing a more stable unit of account and making payments without always depending on the traditional banking system.” Added to this is sending money to relatives in other countries in the format of remittances.

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On Monday, June 22, Argentine President Javier Milei authorized the Treasury to acquire $5 billion in new debt under partial guarantee schemes provided by multilateral organizations.

While the resolution does not specify the lenders involved, it does mention the “recent approvals from the World Bank, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the Inter-American Development Bank, which provided guarantees totaling $2.55 billion to facilitate access to foreign currency.”

The Mieli administration considers the measure a “strategy to reduce its financing costs, deeming the collaboration with internationally recognized banking institutions as advantageous.”

The funds in question are urgently needed to meet debt payments in foreign currency due for the current and next fiscal years.

By tying international banks to public coffers, the government is compromising the country, “deepening an external dependency that limits social spending and public investment.”

Regarding the country’s internal situation, it is known that the first major payment is due on July 9, with the maturity of $4.35 billion in principal on Global and Bonar bonds. Of this total, $3.8 billion is owed to private creditors, so the economic team must ensure immediate liquidity to avoid a default scenario.

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Data published by the Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) shows that by 2025, the Latin America and Caribbean region will contribute approximately 11 % of the world’s oil supply and nearly 6 % of its natural gas supply.

The report “Panorama 2025: Oil and Natural Gas Production and Foreign Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)” revealed that “oil production in the region increased by 20 %” last year. Regarding the hydrocarbon sector, the report noted a boost from Guyana’s growth and Brazil’s continued leadership.

According to the document, seven countries account for 87 % of oil production in Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Guyana, and Ecuador, each with a share exceeding 5 % of the regional total.

The list is distributed as follows: Brazil as the main regional producer, “reaching 3.77 million barrels per day (bpd); followed by Mexico, which registers 1.67 million bpd; leaving Venezuela in third place, with 1.08 million bpd.

Guyana’s oil production stood at 900,000 bpd, Argentina’s at 878,800 bpd, Colombia’s at 746,000 bpd, while Ecuador’s remained at 439,717 barrels of oil.”

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The Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires worked with the Argentine Fintech Chamber to update the tax scheme for buying and selling cryptocurrencies.

The result was the elimination of taxes on these transactions. The measure impacts 25 million accounts in capital markets, “in what the Argentine fintech sector described as a significant step towards a regulatory framework more suited to the reality of the digital asset market.”

The change is of great importance considering that “Argentina has one of the most active cryptocurrency markets in Latin America.” According to the Fintech Chamber, there are 25 million accounts in capital markets in the country, mainly through digital wallets. “Additionally, 6 million people access credit through fintech platforms, with half of those users lacking a prior salary account.”

Until the reform, which could extend to other provincesm, the buying and selling of digital assets in the capital was subject to a Gross Income tax that the industry considered disproportionate, creating disparities compared to the treatment of traditional banks. 

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