Chile Busts $88 Million Crypto Laundering Ring Tied to the Sanctioned Tren de Aragua Cartel

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, the US targets Brazil’s Pix in a USTR report, Chile dismantles Tren de Aragua’s crypto laundering group, and a sugarcane-powered bitcoin mining project surges in Brazil. US Targets Brazil’s Pix: Trade Report Claims […]

As part of its further expansion into India, one of the world’s most rapidly developing marketplaces for digital assets, Coinbase has allowed direct rupee bank rails, facilitating the transfer of funds between local users’ bank accounts and the cryptocurrency markets on the exchange. In a blog post published on Sunday,

The post Coinbase Opens Direct INR Deposits for Indian Users appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Coinbase has opened direct Indian rupee (INR) deposits and withdrawals for customers in India, letting them move money between bank accounts and the exchange without intermediaries. The rollout is gradual. Several Indian users report a “Buys not supported” prompt after finishing onboarding, while the company says access keeps expanding. Coinbase’s Second Attempt After the 2022 Retreat Coinbase routes the new deposits through the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), India’s interbank transfer system. It is not using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for now. That choice matters. In 2022, the exchange launched with UPI support and suspended it within three days. The shutdown followed a public statement from the National Payments Corporation of India. Chief executive Brian Armstrong later blamed informal pressure from the Reserve Bank of India. The dispute forced Coinbase into crypto-to-crypt

The post Spain’s National Police Dismantle Violent Crypto-Robbery Ring Linked to Tren de Aragua appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Spain’s National Police caught 6 Tren de Aragua members over a €1.3M crypto theft, with 3 jailed next. Harming market safety, Tren de Aragua stole €1.3M in crypto, forcing Spain to next prosecute 6 suspects. Following 2024 OFAC crypto sanctions, the US labeled Tren de Aragua an FTO to next block global laundering. Spain’s National Police cracks down on Tren de Aragua-linked criminal group Spain’s National Police have dismantled an organization that targeted high-profile individuals holding jewels, cash, and cryptocurrency. On Thursday, the police revealed the arrest of 6 individuals who were allegedly part of this organization, which had ties to the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua. National Police started an investigation into this group in August 2025, examining a house theft in Madrid. In this instance, €1.5 million in jewels and

The National Police detained six individuals linked to the Tren de Aragua gang for their alleged involvement in a series of violent thefts targeting high-profile individuals possessing jewels and cryptocurrency. The group tied and held the victims at gunpoint in some cases. Spain’s National Police cracks down on Tren de Aragua-linked criminal group Spain’s National […]

The US Treasury announced on Wednesday a fresh round of sanctions targeting the Sinaloa Cartel, citing growing evidence that elements of the organization are using crypto to support fentanyl trafficking and launder drug proceeds.  Crypto To Move Fentanyl Proceeds Treasury noted that the Sinaloa Cartel is among the oldest and most powerful drug trafficking groups […]

OpenAI launched a personal finance tool that connects ChatGPT to your bank accounts, giving spending advice based on your actual habits.

Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.