Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-02-21
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
Southwark Crown Court sentences seven influencers for promotions of unauthorized FX trading scheme
Source snapshot: Seven social media influencers have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for their role in the promotion of an unauthorised Forex trading scheme.
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MetaQuotes to release build 5640 of MT5 platform
Source snapshot: Fintech company MetaQuotes will release build 5640 of the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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Capitolis to acquire 20 Gates Management’s U.S. Secured Financing Platform
Source snapshot: Fintech company Capitolis today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 20 Gates Management’s U.S. Secured Financing Platform.
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FxPro Extends McLaren F1 Partnership in Its Largest Sponsorship Deal to Date
Source snapshot: “This marks our largest sponsorship to date, not just in monetary value but in strategic impact as well,” says Peter Aust, COO at FxPro, referring to the latest renewal of its par…
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
USD/MXN: El Peso mexicano avanza mientras la Corte Suprema invalida la política arancelaria de Donald Trump
Source snapshot: El USD/MXN reaccionó a la baja desde un máximo del día en 17.2891, encontrando vendedores agresivos que arrastraron la paridad a mínimos del 18 de febrero en 17.1094. En estos mom…
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MX: 17.1722 MXN = 1 USD 2026-02-20 BM FIX
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Asia FX: La divergencia de políticas da forma a las divisas regionales – MUFG
Source snapshot: Los analistas de MUFG Lin Li, Michael Wan, Lloyd Chan y Khang Sek Lee destacan una semana centrada en Asia dominada por la geopolítica, la inflación y la política monetaria.
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Pronóstico del Precio del AUD/USD: El par sube hacia 0.7100, apuntando al máximo anual
Source snapshot: El AUD/USD avanza por segundo día consecutivo, subiendo un 0.36% mientras el Dólar estadounidense cede terreno, ya que el crecimiento económico de EE. UU. afecta mientras la infla…
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
Bitcoin $150K price calls are ‘drying up,’ which is healthy: Santiment
Source snapshot: Crypto sentiment platform Santiment said that Bitcoin’s dwindling chatter about its price predictions is a “healthy market indicator.”
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Small investors are buying bitcoin. For a rally to succeed, the whales need to join in.
Source snapshot: Small wallets have increased their BTC holdings by 2.5% since October's all-time high while large holders trimmed 0.8%, Santiment data shows.
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Bitcoin miner MARA buys majority stake in AI data center firm Exaion
Source snapshot: The deal with EDF and NJJ Capital gives MARA control of a French high-performance computing provider as miners increasingly diversify into AI and cloud infrastructure.
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Uniswap founder slams scam crypto ads after victim 'lost everything'
Source snapshot: Uniswap founder Hayden Adams warned his X followers that Uniswap scam ads “keep returning” despite his attempts to address the issue for a significant period of time.
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