Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-10-18
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
Mexico Draws a Wave of Brokers, and Now Their Software Suppliers
Source snapshot: Trading software vendor Leverate named Mexico a key growth market today (Friday), saying it is putting more time and resources into Latin America.
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FX week in review: FxPro EU sold, Trive regulator steps in, CMC Connect rebrands
Source snapshot: Why did Malta MFSA step in and freeze the client accounts of CFDs broker Trive, and suspend controlling shareholder Kasim Garipoglu?
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Weekly Roundup: FxPro Agrees EU Client Sale to Capital.com; Trade Nation Enters Poland
Source snapshot: FxPro transfers EU clients to Capital.com, CXM buys TD Markets, and ASIC proposes extending CFD restrictions until 2037.
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Canada Tightens Prediction Market Rules, Banning Brokers from Displaying Sports Contracts
Source snapshot: Canadian brokers offering event contracts must now keep markets they cannot offer out of clients’ sight, not just block trades in them.
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
MX: 18.4930 MXN = 1 USD 2026-10-16 BM FIX
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USD/MXN: El Peso mexicano se estabiliza alrededor de 18.40 frente al DĂłlar
Source snapshot: El USD/MXN ha protagonizado este viernes un rebote entre un máximo diario de 18.46 y un mĂnimo de tres dĂas en 18.34. Al momento de escribir, el DĂłlar cotiza frente al Peso mexica…
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El dĂłlar neozelandĂ©s desafĂa la elevada inflaciĂłn de EE.UU. mientras las apuestas por una pausa de la Fed debilitan al…
Source snapshot: El Dólar neozelandés terminó la semana al alza frente al Dólar estadounidense, subiendo un 0.55% hasta 0.5652, mientras el Dólar se debilitaba en medio del escepticismo de los inv…
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USD/JPY Near 158 as Yield Gap Support Collides With Japan’s Intervention Risk
Source snapshot: Market Analysis by covering: Euro US Dollar, British Pound US Dollar, US Dollar Japanese Yen, Euro Japanese Yen. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end hope divides analysts as inflation clouds outlook
Source snapshot: Bitwise sees a potential return above $100,000, while LO:TECH expects a narrower trading range as interest-rate uncertainty weighs on the market.
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Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken says
Source snapshot: Blockchain security firm Hacken warned that audit badges leave investors vulnerable by concealing unexamined signing keys and external infrastructure.
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Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 million
Source snapshot: Private-sector partners flagged $11 million in funds that could be frozen, while officials reported cryptocurrency seizures without disclosing their value.
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Cysic crypto bridge halted after unauthorized mint of 10M CYS
Source snapshot: Cysic crypto bridge halted after uauthorized mint of 10 million CYS
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