Nubank plans stablecoin integration for credit card transactions

Nubank plans stablecoin integration for credit card transactions

Nubank Vice-Chairman Roberto Campos Neto said the bank will test stablecoin credit card payments, as adoption of stablecoins accelerates across Latin America. Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank, is reportedly planning to integrate dollar-pegged stablecoins and credit cards for payments. The move was disclosed by the bank’s vice-chairman and former governor of Brazil’s central bank,…

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#Biden must reverse his disastrous Venezuela policy

#Biden must reverse his disastrous Venezuela policy

By any honest assessment, the Biden administration’s Venezuela policy has failed, and predictably so. Barely three months after unilaterally removing sanctions on the Maduro regime in October, the results are painfully clear. Rather than entice Caracas toward a democratic opening, Biden’s attempted rapprochement has only emboldened Maduro to crack down on opposition leadership and even…

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# Binance excludes Banco de Venezuela from P2P payments

# Binance excludes Banco de Venezuela from P2P payments

Banco de Venezuela, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, was acquired by the sanctioned government in 2009. The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance has removed Banco de Venezuela as a payment method on its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service. This follows similar moves with sanctioned Russian banks last week, and is likely part…

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#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

Five things to know about the end of Title 42 When a federal judge in November declared Title 42 illegal, “with great reluctance” he allowed the Biden administration to keep implementing the border management policy for five weeks. Those five weeks end Wednesday, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer have the…

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#Ex-Florida congressman David Rivera arrested for false agency with Venezuela

#Ex-Florida congressman David Rivera arrested for false agency with Venezuela

“Ex-Florida congressman David Rivera arrested for false agency with Venezuela” Former Republican Florida Rep. David Rivera was arrested Monday on federal criminal charges of money laundering and representing a foreign government without registering. Rivera, who represented a Miami-area district in Congress from 2011 to 2013, had signed a $50 million consulting agreement with a state-owned…

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