Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-07-19
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
FX week in review: Plus500 shares fall, EBC and Eightcap UK CEOs, Cyprus scam arrests, Pepperstone MENA head
Source snapshot: What led to a double digit percent fall in the share price of CFDs broker Plus500? Which TradFi co invested $400 million into Crypto.com?
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Weekly Recap: NinjaTrader-Alpha Futures Split; FundedNext Brings AI to Prop Trading
Source snapshot: Alpha Futures and NinjaTrader split, Plus500 shares fall, while FundedNext brings AI assistants to prop trading.
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Interactive Brokers enables traders to connect their accounts to any MCP-compatible AI application
Source snapshot: Electronic trading major Interactive Brokers has released version 1.1.5 of IBKR Connector.
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cTrader partners with Vertex1 Brokers
Source snapshot: Multi-asset trading platform cTrader today announced a partnership with Vertex1 Brokers.
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
MX: 17.5242 MXN = 1 USD 2026-07-17 BM FIX
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USD/MXN: El Peso mexicano cae a mĂnimos de ocho dĂas frente a un DĂłlar respaldado por la subida de los precios del petr…
Source snapshot: El USD/MXN registra su segunda jornada consecutiva de ganancias este viernes, elevándose desde un mĂnimo diario en 17.41 a un máximo no visto desde el 9 de julio en 17.55. A media…
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PronĂłstico del USD/CHF: Los compradores cotiza por debajo de 0.8150 mientras el impulso se desvanece
Source snapshot: USD/CHF cotiza con sesgo bajista el viernes, ya que el Franco suizo (CHF) supera a sus principales pares, mientras que el Dólar estadounidense (USD) apenas registra cambios. Al mo…
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EUR/USD at 1.14 Hinges More on the Fed Than the ECB
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments
Source snapshot: Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade.
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Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coins
Source snapshot: Project Eleven says it has funded a proof that lets a wallet's own key-derivation path stand in as ownership after quantum computers can forge its signatures. It runs in 243…
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Electronic Transactions Association CEO Expecting More Partnerships with Bitcoin Startups
Source snapshot: ETA welcome BitPay
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Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank account
Source snapshot: Finance leaders managing over $4 billion in decentralized vaults predict younger consumers will treat the internet as their primary financial ledger.
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