Mateo

News reporter

Mateo covers the news desk for PTYcoin — daily coverage of crypto adoption and headlines across Latin America and beyond, with a self-custody bent. His reporting is produced with AI assistance and reviewed, fact-checked, and edited against primary sources by the PTYcoin editorial team before publication.

Latest from Mateo

112 articles

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Liquid restarts; Blockstream refuses 598 BTC ransom

Liquid resumed blocks and transactions on 10 September with peg-outs still off. Blockstream rejected the exploiter’s 10% …

Sep 11, 2026 · 6 min read

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MoneyGram Card launches Visa spend in Colombia

MoneyGram launched a USDC-backed Visa card in Colombia on Sept. 10. Eligible users can hold a dollar balance in the app, spend at …

Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min read

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Bybit Pay connects to Bre-B QR in Colombia

On 8 September 2026, Bybit said Bybit Pay can scan Colombia’s Bre-B merchant QR codes and pay from a crypto balance—no local …

Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min read

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RedotPay Instant QR live in Brazil, Colombia, Peru

On 8 September 2026, RedotPay said users can scan local merchant QR codes in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru and pay from stablecoin …

Sep 9, 2026 · 4 min read

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Orionx Chile closes after $7M custody gap

Chile’s Orionx exchange began a permanent shutdown after a forensic audit found more than $7 million in customer crypto had …

Sep 7, 2026 · 4 min read

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SoFiUSD lists on Kraken; Payward joins SEN

On 3–4 September 2026, SoFi and Payward linked bank rails to Kraken: SoFiUSD (SOFID) listed, Payward joined SoFi’s 24/7 SEN …

Sep 6, 2026 · 5 min read

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21 banks commit to USD stablecoin for H1 2027

Twenty-one banks and asset managers, including Citi, Goldman, Santander and BBVA, committed on 1 Sept 2026 to form a company for a …

Sep 5, 2026 · 5 min read

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Kravata goes live on Sui for LatAm payments

On 2 September 2026, Bogotá fintech Kravata said its LatAm stablecoin rails (transfers, payouts, and embeddable accounts) are live …

Sep 4, 2026 · 4 min read

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Félix raises $200M for USDC LatAm remittances

Félix Pago raised $200 million on 1 September 2026: $87M Series C equity led by a16z and a $113M General Catalyst credit line, …

Sep 3, 2026 · 5 min read

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Bitso, Mercado Bitcoin pair for Brazil payments

Bitso and Mercado Bitcoin announced a commercial partnership on 1 September 2026: Bitso’s Brazil retail users move to MB, …

Sep 2, 2026 · 6 min read

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Vietnam Decree 284 live; no licensed exchange yet

Vietnam’s Decree 284/2026 takes effect 1 September with fines for unlicensed crypto platforms. No exchange is licensed yet, …

Sep 1, 2026 · 5 min read

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Cronos rewound its chain after $75M Tectonic exploit

Cronos halted the Crypto.com-linked chain on August 30 after a ~$75M Tectonic exploit, then restarted it a day later with the …

Aug 31, 2026 · 7 min read