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Amerika Latin (LATAM) melihat volume crypto lebih dari $730 miliar pada tahun 2025, lonjakan 60% tahun-ke-tahun yang membuat wilayah tersebut bertanggung jawab atas sekitar 10% dari aktivitas kripto global.
Pada tahun 2026, pemain institusional mulai menganggap serius kawasan ini, regulasi mengkristal, dan pendorong struktural dari 2025 tidak menunjukkan tanda-tanda memudar. Tetapi wilayah ini bukan cerita tunggal, dan 2026 akan menguji apakah momentum saat ini dibangun di atas fundamental yang solid atau optimisme spekulatif.
Fakta singkat
- Pengguna crypto aktif bulanan LATAM tumbuh 18% tahun-ke-tahun (YoY), tiga kali lebih cepat daripada AS.
- Argentina mencapai 12% penetrasi pengguna aktif bulanan, menyumbang lebih dari seperempat aktivitas kripto di kawasan itu.
- Lebih dari 90% arus kripto Brasil sekarang terkait stablecoin.
- Tiga negara LATAM berada di peringkat 20 besar global: Brasil (ke-5), Venezuela (ke-18), Argentina (ke-20).
- Unduhan aplikasi kripto Peru tumbuh 50% pada tahun 2025, dengan 2,9 juta unduhan.
Dari alat kelangsungan hidup hingga infrastruktur keuangan
Amerika Latin tidak merangkul cryptocurrency karena spekulasi. Ia memeluknya karena sistem keuangan tradisional berulang kali mengecewakan orang biasa. Selama 15 tahun terakhir, inflasi tahunan rata-rata di lima ekonomi terbesar di kawasan itu mencapai 13%, dibandingkan dengan hanya 2,3% di AS selama periode yang sama.
Di Venezuela, mencapai 65.000% dalam satu tahun. Di Argentina, itu melebihi 220% pada tahun 2024. Bagi jutaan orang, menyimpan tabungan dalam mata uang lokal adalah tindakan penghancuran diri yang lambat. Stablecoin menjadi respons alami. Aset digital yang dipatok ke dolar AS menawarkan penyimpanan nilai yang andal, transferabilitas tanpa batas, dan akses tanpa rekening bank.
Tidak seperti di Barat, di mana crypto dilihat lebih sebagai instrumen spekulatif, di LATAM itu telah menjadi alat keuangan yang diperlukan. Namun, penggerak adopsi tidak sepenuhnya seragam di seluruh wilayah. Brasil dan Meksiko adalah cerita institusional, didorong oleh partisipasi pasar yang diatur dan pemain keuangan mapan.
Argentina dan Venezuela tetap menjadi permainan penyimpan nilai, dengan crypto berfungsi sebagai lindung nilai langsung terhadap keruntuhan fiat. Dan Peru dan Kolombia adalah pasar yang lebih mencari hasil, di mana crypto menawarkan pengembalian yang tidak dapat ditandingi oleh rekening tabungan tradisional.
Seberapa cepat LATAM mengadopsi crypto?
Volume crypto on-chain LATAM naik 60% tahun-ke-tahun pada tahun 2025. Wilayah ini telah mencatat hampir $1.5 triliun dalam volume kumulatif sejak pertengahan 2022, memuncak pada rekor $87.7 miliar dalam satu bulan pada Desember 2024.
Pengguna crypto aktif bulanan di seluruh LATAM juga tumbuh 18% pada tahun 2025, tiga kali lebih cepat daripada AS.
Stablecoin adalah kendaraan utama yang mendorong adopsi ini. Dari $730 miliar yang diterima pada tahun 2025, $324 miliar bergerak melalui transaksi stablecoin, lonjakan 89% tahun-ke-tahun. Di Brasil, lebih dari 90% dari semua arus kripto terkait stablecoin, dan di Argentina, stablecoin menyumbang lebih dari 60% aktivitas.
Ke depan, pasar cryptocurrency Amerika Latin diperkirakan akan mencapai $442.6 miliar pada tahun 2033, tumbuh pada tingkat tahunan gabungan 10.93% dari 2025, menurut IMARC Group.
Bagi para pedagang, kecepatan adopsi kurang penting sebagai berita utama daripada apa yang mendorongnya: wilayah 650 juta orang membangun infrastruktur keuangan paralel secara real time, dengan stablecoin sebagai fondasinya.
Pergantian kelembagaan
Untuk sebagian besar sejarah crypto LATAM, adopsi dilakukan dari bawah ke atas. Pengguna ritel yang tidak memiliki rekening bank atau kekurangan bank mendorong volume melalui bursa lokal. Gambaran itu sekarang berubah di ujung atas pasar.
Pada Februari 2026, Crypto Finance Group, bagian dari operator pertukaran global terkemuka Deutsche Börse Group, mengumumkan ekspansinya ke Amerika Latin, menargetkan bank, manajer aset, dan perantara keuangan yang mencari infrastruktur penyimpanan dan perdagangan tingkat lembaga.
Bank tradisional dan fintech mengikutinya. Nubank sekarang memberi penghargaan kepada pelanggan karena memegang USDC. Bursa B3 Brasil menyetujui XRP dan SOL ETF spot pertama di dunia, di depan AS, pada tahun 2025. Pertukaran terpusat, termasuk Mercado Bitcoin, NovaDAX, dan Binance, secara kolektif telah mendaftarkan lebih dari 200 pasangan perdagangan berdenominasi BRL baru sejak awal 2024.
Pada Maret 2025, fintech Brasil Meliuz menjadi perusahaan publik pertama di negara itu yang meluncurkan strategi akumulasi Bitcoin, sekarang memegang 320 BTC.
“Adopsi Crypto di LATAM sudah berskala global. Apa yang dibutuhkan pasar sekarang adalah tata kelola tingkat institusi, dan itulah mengapa kami ada di sini,” — Stijn Vander Straeten, CEO Crypto Finance Group
Kasus penggunaan pengiriman uang kripto
Amerika Latin menerima ratusan miliar dolar setiap tahun dari pekerja di luar negeri, menjadikan pengiriman uang salah satu kasus penggunaan kripto yang paling konkret dan terukur di wilayah ini. Layanan transfer tradisional mengenakan biaya rata-rata 6,2% per transaksi. Pada transfer US$300, itu kira-kira US $20 dalam biaya.
Infrastruktur berbasis blockchain secara lebih luas menawarkan pengurangan biaya yang dramatis. Bitcoin membawa biaya sekitar US $3,12 per US $100 yang ditransfer. Sementara alternatif yang lebih murah seperti infrastruktur XRP atau Ethereum layer-2 dapat menguranginya menjadi kurang dari US $0,01.
Bagi seorang pekerja migran yang mengirim pulang $1.500 ke Peru, beralih dari bank lama menghemat lebih dari upah mingguan rata-rata Peru dalam biaya saja.
Lingkungan peraturan kripto LATAM
Variabel yang paling menentukan apakah LATAM memenuhi potensi 2026-nya adalah regulasi crypto. Dan di sini, gambarnya benar-benar bercampur.
Brasil memimpin wilayah dengan Undang-Undang Aset Virtual, yang mencakup pemisahan aset, lisensi VASP, persyaratan AML/KYC, dan standar modal. Ini juga menerapkan Aturan Perjalanan untuk transfer VASP domestik, yang mulai berlaku pada Februari 2026. Namun, beberapa proposal yang lebih kontroversial, termasuk batas US $100.000 pada transaksi stablecoin lintas batas dan larangan transfer dompet self-custodia, tetap berada di bawah konsultasi aktif.
Undang-Undang Fintech 2018 Meksiko tetap menjadi salah satu pengakuan formal paling awal di dunia atas aset virtual. Undang-Undang Fintech 2023 Chili menetapkan lisensi untuk bursa, dompet, dan penerbit stablecoin, secara resmi mengakui aset digital sebagai 'uang digital'.
Bolivia membalikkan larangan kripto selama satu dekade pada Juni 2024 dengan mengotorisasi transaksi aset digital yang diatur. Argentina memperkenalkan pendaftaran pertukaran wajib pada tahun 2025. Dan El Salvador terus memperluas inisiatif ekonomi token meskipun menghapus status tender legal Bitcoin.
Sepuluh negara di seluruh wilayah sekarang memiliki semacam kerangka kerja kripto formal. Tetapi bagi para pedagang, divergensi peraturan tetap menjadi risiko nyata, dan mengingat Brasil menerima hampir sepertiga dari semua volume kripto LATAM, setiap pembalikan kebijakan yang signifikan di sana dapat memiliki konsekuensi yang sangat besar.
Apa yang harus diperhatikan pedagang
Momentum kelembagaan Brasil adalah tren struktural yang paling signifikan. Dengan volume on-chain $318.8 miliar pada tahun 2025, Brasil secara efektif adalah pasar LATAM.
Hasil konsultasi stablecoin Brasil dapat memiliki pengaruh besar. Pembatasan stablecoin asing dalam pembayaran domestik akan secara langsung berdampak pada kelas aset yang paling banyak diperdagangkan di pasar dominan kawasan itu.
Argentina adalah permainan volatilitas. Penetrasi pengguna aktif bulanan sebesar 12% dan 5.4 juta unduhan aplikasi crypto pada tahun 2025 menandakan keterlibatan ritel yang mendalam dan berkembang.
Kolombia adalah pasar peringatan dini yang harus diperhatikan. Depresiasi peso 5,3% pada tahun 2025 dan krisis fiskal yang semakin dalam mendorong arus masuk stablecoin dalam pola yang mencerminkan lintasan Argentina di tahun-tahun sebelumnya. Jika situasi makro Kolombia semakin memburuk, adopsi crypto dapat dipercepat.
Ada juga risiko konsentrasi pertukaran yang dimainkan. Pertukaran kripto Binance adalah pertukaran utama untuk lebih dari 50% pengguna kripto LATAM. Jika bursa menghadapi tindakan regulasi, gangguan operasional, atau guncangan kompetitif, itu dapat memiliki dampak pasar yang sangat besar.
Intinya
Pasar crypto Amerika Latin telah memasuki fase baru. Penggerak struktural yang menyebabkan permintaan crypto awal di kawasan ini belum hilang: inflasi, pengiriman uang, pengecualian keuangan, dan ketidakstabilan mata uang semuanya masih berperan.
Apa yang telah berubah adalah lapisan yang dibangun di atasnya. Infrastruktur kelembagaan, kerangka peraturan, adopsi perbendaharaan perusahaan, dan modal pertukaran global mengalir ke wilayah yang, sampai saat ini, sebagian besar mandiri.
Pertumbuhan volume Brasil mendekati -250% pada tahun 2025 dan posisinya menerima hampir sepertiga dari semua kripto LATAM adalah perkembangan pasar yang menentukan. Lintasan peraturannya, keputusan kebijakan stablecoin, dan jalur ETF akan secara efektif mengatur nada untuk wilayah tersebut pada tahun 2026.
Bagi pedagang, angka pertumbuhan utama adalah nyata, tetapi begitu juga risiko konsentrasi, ketidakpastian peraturan, dan divergensi tingkat negara yang berada di bawahnya.
USD was slightly lower on Monday with DXY hitting a low of 104.140, holding above the 104 support level. News was light with only New Home Sales of any note, which missed modestly to the downside (662k vs the expected 675k). There was some Fed speak, the highlight being Fed hawk Bostic where he reiterated his desire of just one rate cut in 2024, this failed to make much impact on the Dollar though.
AUD and NZD saw gains to differing degrees against the USD with AUD outperforming, continuing the steep rally in AUDNZD to see the pair touching on 1.09 and firmly in overbought territory. Both AUD and NZD supported by the surprise Yuan fix by the PBoC that was much firmer than forecast. AUDUSD initially tested Friday's low at 0.6510, before the fix and improving risk sentiment saw it reverse course to hit a high of 0.6546.
USDJPY was ultimately flat in a tight ranged session. Some more jawboning from top currency diplomat Kanda saying that the BoJ has been closely watching “FX moves with a high sense of urgency and will take appropriate steps to respond” saw the talk of intervention arise with Bank of America noting that intervention is seen as a 'realistic option' to support the Yen, especially if the USDJPY cross rises to the 152-155 zone.
JPY was the currency everyone was watching coming into the pivotal BoJ meeting on Tuesday. The BoJ, as widely telegraphed, ended 17 years of negative interest rates, ETF purchases and their yield curve control policy. While a big move from the central bank there was no real surprise, with USDJPY surging to touch on 151, well into the “intervention zone” above 150.
The US Dollar Index was bid on JPY weakness, seeing DXY briefly rise above 104.00 to a peak of 104.06 in the UK session before paring some gains head of today’s closely watched FOMC meeting. AUDUSD dropped to 1 week lows after the RBA rate decision which left rates on hold as expected, but pulled back slightly on the tightening bias namely a language change from “further increase in interest rates cannot be ruled out “ to “not ruling anything in or out on interest rates”. NZD saw weakness in sympathy of the Aussie although AUDNZD saw marginal gains but failed to breach 1.08 with a high of 1.0793.
USD saw marginal weakness on Wednesday in a quiet news day. The US Dollar Index (DXY) pushing to lows after a strong 30yr Treasury saw yields drop and DXY briefly breaking beneath Tuesdays low of 102.72. A turn around later in the session saw DXY retake the 50% Fib support level at 102.80 ahead of today’s Retail Sales, Jobless Claims, and PPI data.
EUR saw decent gains vs the Dollar, with EURUSD setting a weekly high of 1.0948. ECB member Villeroy spoke, saying the ECB is winning the inflation battle, but cuts are more likely appropriate in June rather than April. EURUSD holding the key 1.09 support so far this week, with 1.10 the next major resistance level to the upside.
USDJPY was ultimately flat in a whipsawing session that saw USDJPY testing 148.00 to the upside. Before pairing gains as the Yen strengthened on a report from Reuters suggesting that early signs suggest a strong outcome in the annual wage talks that have heightened the chances that the BoJ will end NIRP next week. Gold popped on Wednesday, bouncing off the 2151 support level and recouping most of Tuesday’s losses to head into the APAC session at 2175 USD an ounce, with the next upside resistance the all-time high at 2195.
As April draws to a close, the global economy stands at a pivotal juncture, grappling with the resurgence of inflationary pressures that refuse to retreat. In fact, it feels as though the inflation genie has re-emerged, asking, "Oh, you want more?" This resurgence prompts a crucial question: have we truly witnessed the peak of inflation, and consequently, the peak in interest rates, or are we merely witnessing a temporary lull before central banks are compelled to escalate interest rates further? The market has become entangled in this debate over the past few weeks, and it's far from reaching a resolution.
At the heart of the matter lies 'sticky' inflation. Economies such as Australia, the United States, and New Zealand are grappling with persistent price increases in essential fixed goods and services, including insurance, rent, housing costs, and utilities. The resilience of inflation in these sectors underscores the enduring impact of global economic forces on household budgets.
Remarkably, despite facing a post-COVID landscape fraught with challenges, households in these nations have displayed remarkable resilience. They have weathered the storm of rising interest rates while managing to maintain or marginally adjust their spending habits. Such resilience would typically be viewed as a positive narrative in a conventional economic cycle, signaling prudent financial management and adaptability.
However, the current economic landscape is anything but conventional. Against the backdrop of a global interest rate cycle reaching decade-high levels, the resilience of households and the absence of significant spending contractions raise concerns. Will tentative central banks be forced to raise rates again, rather than enact the forecasted rate cuts that were almost certain just eight weeks ago?
The chart depicting the change in the 30-day interbank cash rate implied yield curve from the start of March to the end of April vividly illustrates this shift. The difference is staggering. The resurgence of inflationary pressures threatens to upend optimistic projections.
It challenges the notion that the peak of the current economic cycle has already been reached. Instead, it suggests that the trajectory of interest rates may continue to trend upward, defying earlier forecasts and unsettling financial markets. From and FX perspective this is creating and interesting situation in the policy divergences of other central banks.
The US is facing a similar issue to that of the RBA - market pricing for the Federal Funds rate has gone from a fully pricing in 3 rate cuts with the real possibility of a 4 th in 2024 too just 1 rate cut in 2024 and only 2 cuts in 2025. Both are facing much higher rate situations in 2024. Compare that to the likes of European Central Bank (ECB), Swiss National Bank (SNB), Bank of Canada (BoC), and the Riksbank.
All are signalling potential rate cuts in upcoming meetings. In the case of the ECB it looks like being as early as June. This policy divergence creates significant implications for FX markets.
Bullish bets in the AUD have been coming thick and fast as interest rate differentials has seen crosses moving firmly in the AUD’s favour. EURAUD, AUDCAD, AUDJPY and the likes In the case of the AUDUSD this pair is hard to read as both have similar dynamics. The rule of thumb in a scenario like this is ‘all roads lead to the USD’ and explains why the AUD is lagging in this pair but not elsewhere.
On the USD – the clearest example of the pressure it is putting on the rest of its peers is USDJPY. For the first time since 1990 USDJPY passed Y160. It would appear this is a market test for the Bank of Japan.
Does it defend its falling currency? Does it lose its authority due to it losing control of its control mechanism? The economic fundamentals make this a very interesting question indeed.
With an ECB June cut looking likely, FX traders will start looking at the policy path beyond June. Most analysists are calling that the European Central Bank will not cut rates at consecutive meetings and deliver only 75bp of total easing in 2024 based on current data and recent comments from ECB members, the latest being Governing Council member Madis Muller who seemed to stress exactly that point this week. EURUSD has been trading lately It appears that the divergence narrative - triggered by US data and the ECB in-meeting communication – has started to fade slightly, With EURUSD bouncing nicely off support at 1.06 over the last week.
Improvements in the eurozone economic outlook probably playing a role in making the hawks reluctant to give in to a dovish policy path. A June cut is still the base case, but the accompanying message may fail to push rates much lower. That potentially limits how far EURUSD can fall on higher USD rates.
Today, the ECB publishes the CPI expectation surveys for March. In February, the 1-year gauge came in at 3.1% and the 3-year at 2.4%. Expectations are probably for a nudge lower in both surveys.
Still, the dollar story should drive most EURUSD moves today: we see risks skewed to a higher dollar and do not see the pair being able to trade sustainably at 1.0700+.
Q1 earnings season is nearly finished but there are still a few companies expected to release their latest results for the previous quarter. On Wednesday, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) announced their latest financial results. American company that specializes in the manufacturing and sale of workwear and uniforms achieved revenue of $2.406 billion in fiscal 2024 third quarter, which was above analyst estimate of $2.39 billion.
Earnings per share (EPS) also topped estimates at $3.84 vs. $3.576 per share expected. Revenue and EPS were up by 9.9% and 22.3% year-over-year respectively. Company overview Founded: 1929 Headquarters: Mason, Ohio, United States Number of employees: 44,500 (2023) Industry: Service Key people: Todd Schneider (CEO), Scott D.
Farmer (Executive Chairman), Mike Thompson (Executive Vice President and CAO) CEO commentary "Our third quarter results reflect the outstanding dedication and execution of our employees, whom we call partners. Each of our operating segments continue to execute at a high level, which led to robust revenue growth of 9.9%, record high gross margin of 49.4%, record high operating margin of 21.6% and diluted EPS growth of 22.3%," Todd Schneider, CEO of Cintas said in a statement to shareholders. Schneider also announced that the company is raising its guidance for 2024: "Based on our third quarter results, we are increasing our full fiscal year financial guidance.
We are raising our annual revenue expectations from a range of $9.48 billion to $9.56 billion to a range of $9.57 billion to $9.60 billion and our diluted EPS from a range of $14.35 to $14.65 to a range of $14.80 to $15.00." Stock reaction The stock was up by over 9% on Wednesday, trading at above $700 level for the first time ever during the trading session. Stock performance 5 day: +8.56% 1 month: +9.29% 3 months: +13.71% Year-to-date: +14.38% 1 year: +48.20% Cintas stock price targets Barclays: $700 Truist Financial: $660 Stifel: $585 Royal Bank of Canada: $645 JP Morgan Chase & Co.: $640 Deutsche Bank: $590 Citigroup: $530 Robert W. Baird: $540 Bank of America: $565 Wells Fargo & Company: $500 UBS Group: $575 Morgan Stanley: $441 Argus: $540 Jefferies Financial Group: $487 Cintas Corporation is the 261 st largest company in the world with a market cap of $69.82 billion, according to CompaniesMarketCap.
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