Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-08-15
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
Weekly Recap: Crypto Revenue Falls Across Major Platforms; eToro Bets $231M on TradeZero
Source snapshot: Another busy week saw crypto weakness, broker earnings, regulation, AI adoption and softer CFD trading activity shape markets.
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CySEC Flags 10 Unlicensed Investment Websites in Fresh Warning
Source snapshot: The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a fresh warning against a group of websites offering, or appearing to offer, investment services without authorisa…
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XTB Examines Systematic Internalizer Model to Cut Trading Costs
Source snapshot: XTB is examining systematic-internalizer arrangements for stock and ETF execution, Filip Kaczmarzyk, its board member for trading, said in an interview published today (Friday).
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Neobroker BUX hires Alpaca/Upvest alum Juha Ristolainen as CTO
Source snapshot: Juha Ristolainen was a co-founder and CTO of broker infrastructure provider Upvest, and most recently served as CTO at Alpaca.
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
MX: 17.0218 MXN = 1 USD 2026-08-14 BM FIX
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Pronóstico del Precio del AUD/USD: Los alcistas apuntan a 0.7100 tras el fallo de las ventas minoristas de EE.UU.
Source snapshot: El Dólar australiano avanzó el viernes después de que las ventas minoristas de EE.UU. decepcionaran a los inversores, lo que aumentó la especulación de que la Reserva Federal podr…
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Los rendimientos de los bonos del Tesoro de EE.UU. suben mientras la fortaleza del petróleo compensa las débiles ventas…
Source snapshot: Los rendimientos de los bonos del Tesoro de EE.UU. avanzaron el viernes durante la sesión norteamericana después de revertir su rumbo tras la publicación de los datos de ventas mi…
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El Peso mexicano prueba máximos de varios meses, a la espera de las actas de Banxico
Source snapshot: El USD/MXN renovó mÃnimos de 24 meses por debajo de 17.00 el viernes, pero ha recuperado algo de terreno, con compradores entrando y recuperando el nivel de 17.00.
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
Trump expected to attend White House meeting with crypto CEOs, sources say
Source snapshot: Those involved in a meeting of CEOs from the worlds of crypto, prediction markets and AI anticipate President Donald Trump will take part in next week's gathering.
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Ireland plans industry standards for illicit crypto use
Source snapshot: The strategy prepared by the Irish government’s finance department included industry standards on crypto used for gambling and strengthening AML/CFT measures in certain cases.
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Dartmouth endowment’s crypto exposure drops by $2M amid falling prices
Source snapshot: The Dartmouth endowment’s investments in ETFs tied to Solana, Bitcoin and Ether dropped by more than $2.2 million since the university reported holding $14.6 million in March.
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Tokenization stocks slip as SEC delay puts 'speed bump' in crypto’s Wall Street push
Source snapshot: Bullish, Coinbase, and Circle were among the names lower on Friday after the regulatory setback.
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