Guatemala’s largest bank, Banco Industrial, has officially integrated crypto infrastructure provider SukuPay into its mobile banking ecosystem, marking a major milestone in Latin America’s adoption of blockchain-powered financial services.

The US Senate has moved a step closer to regulating the fast-growing stablecoin market, passing a key procedural vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. In a 66-32 vote held on May 19, lawmakers approved the motion to invoke cloture, allowing the bill to proceed to full Senate debate.

In one of his first major addresses since taking over as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April, Paul Atkins declared a new era for cryptocurrency oversight, signaling a regulatory pivot more favorable to innovation in the digital asset space.

Warren Buffett has officially ended his stake in one of Latin America's most crypto-forward financial institutions. According to a May 15 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has fully liquidated its position in Nu Holdings, the parent company of Brazil-based Nubank.

Coinbase has terminated a group of customer support agents based in India following their alleged involvement in a social engineering attack that compromised user data.