Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-02-18
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
Overnight Trading Is Still Niche, but Access Keeps Expanding
Source snapshot: For decades, 4pm on America’s eastern seaboard marked a civilised pause. The closing bell rang, screens dimmed and traders retreated to digest the day’s gyrations.
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Two Prime obtains registration as Commodity Trading Advisor with CFTC
Source snapshot: Two Prime Inc has registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a commodity trading advisor (CTA).
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Exclusive: Match-Trade Head of Platform Alexis Droussiotis departs
Source snapshot: Alexis joined Match-Trade in 2023 in its Cyprus office, and took over as Head of Platform for multi-asset trading platform Match-Trader.
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ASIC Cancels Red Panda Future Wealth’s AFS licence
Source snapshot: The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Red Panda Future Wealth Pty Ltd after the firm ceased operating a financial services business. The licence was cancelled…
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
EUR/GBP: La convergencia de tasas apoya la tendencia alcista – Nomura
Source snapshot: Los analistas de investigación de Nomura, Dominic Bunning y Yusuke Miyairi, argumentan que los datos de salarios e inflación del Reino Unido aún apuntan a una mayor convergencia de la política monetaria con la zona euro, mientras que los c…
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El Índice del Dólar estadounidense (DXY) mantiene ganancias por encima de 97.00 a la espera de las minutas del FOMC
Source snapshot: El Índice del Dólar estadounidense (DXY), que sigue el valor del Dólar frente a una cesta de seis divisas principales, se mantiene estable el miércoles mientras los operadores se posicionan antes de las importantes publicaciones económicas…
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Euro: La integración de la UE y las conversaciones sobre la UEM en Suecia apoyan – Rabobank
Source snapshot: Rabobank argumenta que el próximo impulso de la Comisión Europea a favor de una Unión de Ahorros e Inversión y una unión de los mercados de capitales, junto con la posible reconsideración de la pertenencia de Suecia a la Unión Económica Eu…
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EUR/USD in Focus as US Dollar Faces Test From Key Data
Source snapshot: Market Analysis by covering: Euro US Dollar, Euro British Pound, Euro Swiss Franc, US Dollar Index Futures. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
How Europe’s blockchain sandbox finds innovation in regulation
Source snapshot: The sandbox reframes Europe’s crypto timing debate by embedding projects across multiple legal domains.
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American crypto holders are scared and confused about this year’s new IRS tax rules
Source snapshot: Crypto tax platform, Awaken Tax, polled 1,000 crypto holders about a radical shift from self-disclosure to automatic reporting of transactions.
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Moonwell hit by $1.78M exploit as AI vibe coding debate reaches DeFi
Source snapshot: Moonwell’s $1.78 million oracle mispricing exploit is reigniting debate over “vibe-coded” smart contracts and how AI tools like Claude Opus 4.6 should be governed in DeFi development.
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From 2016 hack to $150M Endowment: the DAO’s second act focuses on Ethereum security
Source snapshot: Ten years after the famous hack, the DAO Security Fund has decided to stake the untouched ETH and use the yield to fund Ethereum security initiatives, honor claims indefinitely, and professionalize governance and key management.
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