Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-02-22
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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 miner Bitdeer dumps entire BTC reserves, holdings drop to zero
Source snapshot: Jihan Wu–founded miner Bitdeer has offloaded both mined BTC and treasury reserves, an uncommon move as firms typically retain some exposure to Bitcoin’s price.
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Crypto investors' interest moves ‘pretty wide’ beyond majors as dip drags: Exec
Source snapshot: Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, told Cointelegraph that crypto investors are looking beyond the major three cryptocurrencies.
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Mentioning 'bitcoin' or crypto on AI agent OpenClaw's Discord will get you banned
Source snapshot: The project's creator nearly deleted the viral AI agent after crypto scammers hijacked his accounts, launched a fake token that hit $16 million, and harassed him for weeks.
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50% of Bitcoin's past 24 months ended in gains: Economist
Source snapshot: Economist Timothy Peterson said there is an 88% chance Bitcoin will trade higher by December, based on the ratio of positive-to-negative months over the past 24 months.
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