Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-04-19
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
FX week in review: XTB fine, JFD Brokers sold, eToro buys Zengo, Kraken $200M investment (and extortion), Saxo loses mo…
Source snapshot: In what was easily the busiest news week of the year so far in the online trading sector, there was a little bit of everything.
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Weekly Wrap: Kraken’s Crazy Week; a Close Look at the UAE’s First Regulated Finfluencers
Source snapshot: UAE finfluencer policy and compliance test . The UAE, the first country to formally regulate financial influencers, now counts 171 registered “finfluencers” on its Capital Markets…
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TradingView makes CFI codes available to its users
Source snapshot: TradingView has made CFI codes - a global, standardized way to describe what a financial instrument actually is - available for stocks, bonds, and funds.
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Payward acquires crypto derivatives platform Bitnomial for $550 million
Source snapshot: The combination brings together Bitnomial’s CFTC-licensed infrastructure with Payward's global client base, deep liquidity, and distribution.
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
MX: 17.2447 MXN = 1 USD 2026-04-17 BM FIX
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PronĂłstico del Precio USD/CHF: Rompe por debajo de las SMAs clave, atenciĂłn en 0.7800
Source snapshot: El USD/CHF termina la semana a la baja, cayendo un 0.87% en la semana y un 0.27% en el dĂa, mientras los mercados se muestran optimistas sobre un posible acuerdo entre EE.UU. e Ir…
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GBP/USD Gains Support From Yield Drop and Softer US Dollar Outlook
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PronĂłstico para la prĂłxima semana: La incertidumbre en Ormuz mantiene a los mercados en vilo mientras el USD se debilita
Source snapshot: El ĂŤndice del DĂłlar DXY pierde impulso cerca de 98.00 a medida que la demanda de activo refugio se desvanece por las noticias de reapertura, pero la caĂda sigue siendo limitada en…
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
Caitlyn Jenner escapes memecoin lawsuit as judge says token not a security
Source snapshot: A class group that sued Caitlyn Jenner after allegedly losing money to her memecoin had their case dismissed by a federal judge, who found they hadn’t adequately claimed the token…
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Here’s what happened in crypto today
Source snapshot: Today in crypto, Elizabeth Warren accused SEC Chair Paul Atkins of possibly misleading Congress, Kelp was exploited for $293 million and spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $1 billi…
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2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains
Source snapshot: An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp's LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, F…
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From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on crypto’s thirst for energy
Source snapshot: Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG.
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