Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-06-21
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
FX week in review: VCG Markets CEO, Robinhood layoffs, TenTrade hires, iSAM MD, EBC UK Director accused
Source snapshot: This week's FX and CFDs industry news was mainly about people coming and going, including a number of CEO-level moves.
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Weekly Roundup: Broker-Trader Dispute Data Revealed; Robinhood Cuts Jobs While 153 Roles Remain Open
Source snapshot: Why brokers aren’t always the bad guys . What does dispute resolution in the CFD and retail FX industry actually look like in practice? FM Intelligence analyzed all 1,468 retail F…
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Retail Traders Gain Banking and CFD Access as Dukascopy Combines Services in New App
Source snapshot: Dukascopy launches all-in-one app combining banking, CFD trading, FX and payments amid wider platform and MT5 expansion.
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Cypriot Broker Executives Arrested in Moscow over Alleged RUB 7 Billion Fraud
Source snapshot: The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has “stopped the illegal activities” of the executives of a Cyprus-based broker and their accomplices over an alleged fraud…
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
MX: 17.3247 MXN = 1 USD 2026-06-19 BM FIX
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El Euro se hunde tras su propia subida de tasas
Source snapshot: El Euro hizo algo esta semana que deberĂa ser imposible: cayĂł en la misma quincena en que el Banco Central Europeo (BCE) realizĂł su primera subida de tasas de interĂ©s desde 2023
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PrevisiĂłn del Precio USD/CAD: Tendencia alcista intacta mientras los toros apuntan a 1.4200
Source snapshot: El par USD/CAD sube durante la sesión americana, con un avance del 0.27% el viernes y más del 1.34% en la semana, manteniendo una tendencia alcista y preparándose para probar prec…
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El precio del Oro amplĂa la venta masiva mientras la reevaluaciĂłn de la Fed impulsa el USD y los rendimientos
Source snapshot: El precio del Oro (XAU/USD) baja alrededor de un 1.69% el viernes, dispuesto a cerrar con pérdidas por tercera semana consecutiva. Al momento de escribir, el XAU/USD cotiza en 4.1…
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
Bitcoin price is down over 40% since STRC launched: Is Strategy 'fine'?
Source snapshot: STRC’s slide below par has revived Ponzi claims, slowed Strategy’s Bitcoin buys and sparked debate over whether Michael Saylor’s BTC flywheel is still fine.
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Japanese corporate pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation: Nikkei
Source snapshot: A Japanese corporate pension fund managing about $130 million plans to allocate 1% of its assets to crypto as institutional adoption expands in Japan.
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Ethereum's biggest 'sandwich' bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit
Source snapshot: Blockaid said an attacker tricked Jaredfromsubway.eth into approving fake trading routes, then used those approvals to drain WETH, USDC and USDT.
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Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as a renewed Hormuz threat clouds US-Iran ceasefire talks
Source snapshot: Crypto firmed over the weekend after Friday's sell-off, with bitcoin recovering toward $64,000. Permanent ceasefire talks open in Switzerland, but Iran's order to close…
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