Brazil

Brazil

Argentina’s Ripio Acquires Second-Largest Crypto Exchange in Brazil

Ian AllisonJan 5, 2021

Ripio has acquired BitcoinTrade in a bid to increase its footprint across the frothy Latin American crypto market.

Latin America

Coinbase-Backed Bitso Raises $62M to Expand Crypto Footprint in Brazil

Ian AllisonDec 9, 2020

Latin American crypto exchange Bitso has raised a whopping $62 million funding round, the largest in the region for a digital asset firm.

Bitcoin ETFs

Brazil Becomes Second Country in the Americas to Approve a Bitcoin ETF

Jamie CrawleyMar 19, 2021

The Brazil Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has approved QR Capital's bitcoin ETF which will trade on the Sao Paulo-based B3 exchange.

Brazil

US Seizes $24M in Crypto as Part of Brazilian Probe Into $200M Fraud Scheme

Kevin ReynoldsNov 4, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday the seizure of $24 million in cryptocurrency after a request from Brazilian police.

Podcasts

Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020

Nathaniel WhittemoreOct 23, 2020

From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?

Brazil

Brazil

World’s Biggest Meat Processor to Tackle Amazon Deforestation Using Blockchain Tech

Daniel Palmer

JBS S.A. aims to track all of its cattle suppliers on a blockchain system by 2025.

Brazil

Brazil’s Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022

Danny Nelson

Brazil's fast-digitizing financial infrastructure could set the stage for CBDC in the next two years, said Campos Neto.

Brazil

Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes Crypto Regulations for a Country Devoid of Any

Danny Nelson

Brazil's crypto scene has been unbanked, unregulated and awash in legal uncertain for its entire history.

Brazil

Man Accused of Arranging Murder to Avoid Crypto Debt Can’t Escape Jail, Brazilian Court Rules

Danny Nelson

Crypto businessman Danilo Afonso Pechin remains jailed after Brazil's High Court refused to hear his request for freedom.

Brazil

Brazil’s Ailing Economy Is Helping Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Find Traction

Leigh Cuen

Brazilian crypto users are increasingly turning to USD-pegged stablecoins as the country's real sinks to record lows against the dollar.

Brazil

Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Derivatives Trading in Brazil

Danny Nelson

The order is the regulator’s first public stance on cryptocurrency derivatives trading.

Privacy

Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason

Alyssa Hertig

Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms.