Latin America’s crypto landscape saw three major developments: Venezuela reaffirmed its mining ban amid record power demand, Tether sued Titan Holding in Brazil over a $300 million defaulted loan, and stablecoins now account for 90% of Peru’s $28 billion crypto market.

Developer Jack Mallers has released the beta version of Zap, a Lightning Network bitcoin wallet designed to make payments cheaper, faster, and easier to use ahead of Segwit activation.

Trezor's beta firmware introduces a native exchange feature, allowing users to buy and swap 11 cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, and BCH without leaving the wallet. Third-party providers like Changelly and Coinmama handle trades, and Trezor does not enforce KYC.

Bitcoin's 7-day SMA hashrate reached 742.42 EH/s, a new all-time high. Miner revenue per PH/s rose to $48.05, and a 7.94% difficulty increase is expected as block times shorten to 9 minutes 15 seconds.

Trezor's new beta wallet allows users to buy and trade cryptocurrencies directly within the interface, supporting BTC, ETH, BCH, and 8 other assets via partners like Changelly and Coinmama, without leaving funds on exchanges.

Ticketmaster adopts Flow blockchain for NFT tickets, memorabilia, and VIP rewards, minting over 5 million NFTs with partners including The Black Crowes and Apollo Theater.

Developer Jack Mallers has launched the beta version of Zap, a Lightning Network-enabled bitcoin wallet designed to make payments faster and cheaper as SegWit nears activation.

Trezor’s beta wallet now allows users to buy, sell, and swap 11 cryptocurrencies directly from the hardware wallet interface, using third-party providers like Changelly and Coinmama, without moving funds off the device. Trezor itself does not enforce KYC.