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Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard
The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners.
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Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and Executive Chairman at 2TM, owner of Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's Largest Crypto Exchange, Receives License as a Payment Institution
The company plans to offer financial services that combine the potential of crypto with traditional financial services.
Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and Executive Chairman at 2TM, owner of Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)

Mercado Bitcoin received a request for information from Brazil's CVM (Unsplash)
Brazil’s Securities Regulator Probes Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin on Token Issuance
The CVM asked the country’s largest local crypto exchange to provide data on fixed-income tokens it has issued since January 2020.
Mercado Bitcoin received a request for information from Brazil's CVM (Unsplash)

Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and executive chairman of 2TM Group (2TM)
Second Round of Layoffs at Brazilian Crypto Unicorn 2TM
2TM was valued at $2.1 billion in July 2021 after its holding Mercado Bitcoin received a $200 million investment from Softbank's Latin America Fund.
Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and executive chairman of 2TM Group (2TM)

Mercado Bitcoin is ready to move into the Mexican market. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)
Brazilian Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Launch Operations in Mexico This Year: Report
The company’s parent, 2TM, raised $200 million from SoftBank one year ago with an eye towards expanding across Latin America.
Mercado Bitcoin is ready to move into the Mexican market. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)

Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and executive chairman of 2TM, Mercado Bitcoin’s parent company. (2TM)
Brazilian Crypto Unicorn 2TM Lays Off Over 80 Employees
The company cited “the changing global financial landscape.” Its main competitor in Latin America, Bitso, laid off a similar number of people last week.
Roberto Dagnoni, CEO and executive chairman of 2TM, Mercado Bitcoin’s parent company. (2TM)

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Owner of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Plans to Launch Quantitative Trading Service
The holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, which is in talks to be acquired by Coinbase, is partnering with local player Giant Steps.
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Coinbase’s Potential Latin America Expansion
Coinbase’s Potential Latin America Expansion
Coinbase is reportedly looking to acquire 2TM, the owner of Brazil’s largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. “The Hash” hosts discuss the growing interest of crypto firms lik...
Coinbase’s Potential Latin America Expansion

Roberto Dagnoni, 2TM CEO; Reinaldo Rabelo, Mercado Bitcoin CEO; Mauricio Chamati and Gustavo Chamati, 2TM co-founders (2TM)
Coinbase Said Near Deal to Buy Owner of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange: Report
A transaction could be announced by the end of April, according to local newspaper Estadão.
Roberto Dagnoni, 2TM CEO; Reinaldo Rabelo, Mercado Bitcoin CEO; Mauricio Chamati and Gustavo Chamati, 2TM co-founders (2TM)

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Why Brazil Is the Big Latin American Bet for Global Crypto Exchanges
A cocktail of inflation and devaluation is generating a crypto boom that players such as Binance, Coinbase and Crypto.com do not want to waste.
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