Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-02-20
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
iFOREX IPO prospectus details: Revenues $49M, EBITDA $4M
Source snapshot: In 2024, more than 95% of iFOREX Revenue came in via the Group's offshore BVI entity, and less than 5% from its CySEC licensed subsidiary.
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cTrader Admin 9.9 Delivers Operational Refinements as Broker Count Tops 300
Source snapshot: Spotware has shipped version 9.9 of cTrader Admin, its back-office management platform for brokers and prop firms, with a handful of targeted changes aimed at tidying up daily ope…
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Second Broker Renounces Cyprus Investment Firm License in Under a Month
Source snapshot: Cyprus’ financial regulator has withdrawn the Cyprus Investment Firm licence of OBR Investments Ltd, the operator of CFD platform OBRinvest, after it decided to give up its author…
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Does Web Traffic Actually Drive CFD Volumes? We Ran the Numbers
Source snapshot: Conventional wisdom in brokerage marketing holds that more website traffic means more business. A dataset from the newly launched fmintelligence portal puts that assumption to res…
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
EUR/USD Can Fall to 1.16 on Further Iran Escalation
Source snapshot: Market Analysis by covering: Euro US Dollar, US Dollar Japanese Yen, Euro British Pound, US Dollar Index Futures. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com
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Precio de la Plata Hoy: La Plata sube, según datos de FXStreet
Source snapshot: Los precios de la Plata (XAG/USD) subieron el viernes, según datos de FXStreet. La Plata se cotiza a 81,07 $ por onza troy, un 3,39% más que los 78,41 $ que costaba el jueves.
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USD: Apoyado por los datos y el aumento del petróleo – Danske Bank
Source snapshot: Según el equipo de investigación de Danske, el Dólar está consolidando ganancias recientes, ayudado por el aumento de los precios del petróleo y las renovadas tensiones entre EE.U…
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El USD/INR mantiene un fuerte movimiento inicial impulsado por la venta de acciones extranjeras en India y el aumento d…
Source snapshot: La Rupia india (INR) mantiene su brecha a la baja inicial frente al Dólar estadounidense (USD) durante las horas de negociación de la tarde en India el viernes
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error
Source snapshot: South Korea’s regulators face backlash after Bithumb’s ghost Bitcoin error, with officials extending an inspection as lawmakers demand answers.
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Bitcoin difficulty jumps 15% largest increase since 2021, despite price slump
Source snapshot: Bitcoin difficulty rebounds to 144.4T as hashrate recovers to 1 ZH/s despite multi year low hashprice.
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Bitcoin nears $68,000, gold jumps as U.S.-Iran tensions return
Source snapshot: Geopolitical tensions and a cautious tone in U.S. stocks are keeping risk appetite in check, and some strategists warn of a potential retest of 2024 lows before a more sustained r…
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Parsec shuts down amid ongoing crypto market volatility
Source snapshot: On-chain analytics platform Parsec will be winding down after five years, with its CEO saying it failed to keep up with market trends.
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