Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research

The research advisory for crypto projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, transforming the region's online cryptoculture.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

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[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

The LATAM Center of Crypto Culture Research was present in Brazil for Merge São Paulo. We congratulate the organization for putting on such an event, and we hope to expand our operations and articles about the Brazilian ecosystem and its key players soon.

[Movelady Maker @moveladys]

Movelady Maker has been out in the market for a few days now. So whats next? What is the Movelady team up to? Hows the mint going and whats the plan for the next few months and years?

Movelady was born from the LATAM Center for Cryptoculture Research and the Movement Team with one goal: bring back onchain vibes and real activity to the Peoples Chain, Movement.

In the coming days we will release an official Moveladys website, a full integration into the Movement ecosystem, and two flagship apps.. the "Movesino" and the "MoveGacha" where you get the chance to win (or not) a Movelady for a small fraction of MOVE tokens.

For MOVE LATAM we have a series of Movelady Meetups planned across multiple LATAM countries in Q2 2026.

Movelady Maker is the flagship collection on Movement Chain. Available to mint now on Tradeport Marketplace 👇

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[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

Congratulations to all the Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research members, researchers, and designers who made this possible.

[Movelady Maker @moveladys]

We are happy to announce that the Moveladys NFT Collection will come out Friday, February 13th, 2026.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

A long time ago, this research center began warning that the app "Kontigo" funded by Y Combinator and Coinbase Ventures was being used to evade OFAC sanctions.

Today, the story is covered by the Wall Street Journal.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Cryptocurrency fintech Kontigo is under fire for its role in helping Venezuelans avoid sanctions https://t.co/yy17cXPQsU

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

@sloshlord @movement_xyz @moveladys yeag

[Movement @movement_xyz]

We still here.

In fact, one could say we are more here than ever.

@moveladys @LATAMCenterCCR

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

The Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research has decided to stay private and will not pursue the intentions of having an ICO or a token related, we will remain under a self-funding, associate-contract related model and we are going to pursue the increase of our key partners, into a cryptoculture centric enviroment.

We have chosen to remain private, focused, and self-funded, while collaborating selectively with aligned partners. We prioritize speed, discipline, and a strict community-first approach. Our core mission is to curate the highest-quality content and provide honest, uncensored guidance to serious cryptocurrency enthusiasts who genuinely want to understand the realities of Latin America.

At the Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research, we believe the moment has come to accelerate but always with austerity and sharp focus, avoiding any form of overspending. Our objective is straightforward: audit, lobby where necessary, intercept risks, praise what truly deserves recognition, and report what must be reported.. all with the goal of curating a realistic view of the region and helping evaluate whether projects are genuinely viable and worthwhile for launching or expanding in Latin America.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

Happy to work with TradePort on this initiative, and we hope this is the first of many more partnerships in the future.

[TradePort @tradeportxyz]

We’re proud to partner with @moveladys on @movement_xyz.

This vibrant collection of 10,000 hand-drawn, inspirational characters was brought to life by the Remi LATAM and Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research team as they work to bring good vibes and defend Movement against the rugcore.

Stay tuned! More details coming soon.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

@x0yabun si

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

El Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación en Criptocultura también comenzará a crear contenido en español.

En una región llena de instituciones que producen contenido en inglés, mientras que la gran mayoría de su audiencia es hispanohablante, queremos marcar la diferencia y generar material para ambos públicos.

milady.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

The Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research has received additional funding from an independent party to ensure its operations continue through the rest of 2026. The center is also beginning to explore a public raise/ICO.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

@XenBH We are doing that and more. Game on.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

@torabyou @movement_xyz @moveladys Vamos 🔥

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

The Latin American Center of Cryptocurrency Culture Research and Carlota Fang (Remilia LATAM) have signed a deal with Movement Labs (@movement_xyz) to manage the "Moveladys" collection (@moveladys) soon to be released on the Move Chain and to handle the financial and regional management of their Latin American Hub, which will be established in multiple regions across LATAM during 2026.

The LATAM Center of Cryptoculture Research provided the artists and curated the work in progress for the collection, and our employees will be in charge of social media during the first phase of the project's existence.

The involvement helped align "Movement Labs" with the Remilia derivative playbook and prevented the release of an extreme rugcore collection. For the LATAM Hubs establishment, it helps prevent overpricing and mismanagement of funds, thanks to the contacts and established presence of the LATAM Center.

movelady.

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Opinions are from LATAM Center for Cryptoculture Research key members in LATAM.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

Kontigo was a "benefited startup" under a criminal system. Its support and growth were probably triggered by major backing from within the Venezuelan government. After January 3, everything started to fall apart due to something very simple: the incentives died. The government is being monitored and tutored by the United States, as has been stated multiple times, and the United States will have to approve or deny a large part of the funds.

Its main activity.. beyond Venezuela being its principal market (IT IS ITS PRINCIPAL MARKET; BASICALLY NO ONE USES THIS APP OUTSIDE OF VENEZUELA) consisted of trying to deceive large venture capital firms by posing as an "international" application, when it never was one. In reality, its core operation benefited major capital holders inside the State, under a very simple cycle.

Kontigo received dollars or stablecoins at the BCV (Venezuela Central Bank) official rate (under exchange/capital controls and non-accesible for the regular ppl). These were liquidated into stablecoins (USDT or, more recently, DAI), as that has been the dynamic of the Venezuelan state since the intensification of sanctions. Then, Kontigo operators would go to traditional P2P markets and convert those stablecoins at black-market dollar rates. This has been the mechanism that has bled billions of dollars out of Venezuela for more than 20 years.

The business was simple:

With 363,000 bolívares (local currency) I get 1,000 dollars from the Central Bank.

On Binance P2P or any other platform, I exchange those 1,000 dollars for 526,000 bolívares (current rate; at one point it reached over 700,000 bolívares).

Rinse and repeat.

Applications that tried to operate a legal business model outside of this scheme were persecuted and forced to shut down their operations in Venezuela (El Dorado is a clear example)

Having almost 100% Spanish-speaking users with money on your platform in a country where the vast majority of the population does not speak English, you don't issue a statement in English. That statement is not aimed at your users; it is aimed at the VCs who fell into a dangerous trap (YC, Coinbase Ventures).

In a normal country, with genuinely functional startups and not under a criminal narco-state that, until recently, attacked U.S. interests on a daily basis, applications like this are unviable. Kontigo is not "evaluating" anything; they are simply trying to cover their backs so that, at some point, they can close definitively. It is a passive winding down, similar to what happens with "blockchains" that received heavy VC funding and, once their vesting period ends, slowly turn into deadchains until they disappear.

[Latin American Center for Cryptoculture Research @LATAMCenterCCR]

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@oshuajayzo VAMOS

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