Browsing: Latin America

The first decade of crypto can be seen as a sequence of bubbles, hacks, memes, and projects that disappeared almost as quickly as they appeared.  I see a decade of financial experimentation.  An open, global laboratory operating 24/7, with an unusual combination of innovation, speculation, fraud, successes, and failures.  Not everything created in that environment…

Brazil’s election delivered a dramatic impact on its financial markets today. The Ibovespa crossed 200,000 points for the first time in history on Monday after right-wing leader Flávio Bolsonaro unexpectedly finished ahead of President Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. The benchmark index went up more than 10% today, the…

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2026 – Varys Capital and Verda Ventures today announced the publication of LATAM: Beyond the Acronym — Disaggregating Technological & Financial Investment Opportunities Across Latin America, a 70-page analysis of the forces reshaping investment across one of the world’s most diverse emerging markets.  Rather than treating Latin America as a single…

Ripple and Cardano both struck major partnerships in Brazil, pushing blockchain infrastructure deeper into the country’s regulated financial and energy sectors. The deals highlight growing institutional interest in Latin America’s largest economy, even as both tokens posted only modest price reactions. What Is Ripple’s New Deal With CSD BR? CSD BR, Brazil’s financial market infrastructure…