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Latam Insights: Meliuz Purchases 274 BTC in Brazil; Argentine Wallets Face Potential Extinction
18.5.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Meliuz pioneers bitcoin as a corporate reserve asset in Brazil, Argentine crypto wallets face potential extinction, and Ripple launches a pilot to benefit...
Operation Fantasos: Brazil Cracks Down on Remnants of $290M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
2.5.2025
The Brazilian Federal Police carried out Operation Fantasos, with more than 50 officers executing 11 search and seizure warrants in various locations across Rio de Janeiro. The mastermind behind these activities was extradited from Switzerland to the U.S. in February. Operation Fantasos Targets...
Seizable? Indeed! Crypto Is Now Closer to Functioning as Money in Brazil
14.4.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how an unfortunate ruling has brought cryptocurrency closer to being considered money in Brazil, making it seizable for settling debts. Latam Insights...
Historic: Cryptocurrency Assets Are Now Legally Seizable in Brazil
7.4.2025
In a historic decision, the National High Court of Brazil decided that when funds are not available for seizure in the banking system, judges can directly send letters to cryptocurrency exchanges to investigate if debtors have crypto and seize it. National High Court of Brazil Establishes...
A Thriller Gone Real: Alleged Scammer Kidnapped by Fake Police, Loses $50 Million
4.4.2025
An individual wanted by Interpol, lost $50 million in a kidnapping that involved drugs, fake police officers, and a daring escape in Brazil. Rodrigo Perez was kidnapped on March 24 by fake police officers who kept him drugged and handcuffed to a bed for five days. Fake Police Officers Kidnap...
Brazil Bans Retirement Funds From Investing in Cryptocurrency
1.4.2025
The National Monetary Council, one of the major institutions managing monetary system policies in Brazil, issued this cryptocurrency investment ban for pension funds as it considered crypto’s “specific investment and risk characteristics” in a resolution issued on March 27. Brazil...
Survey: More Brazilians Invest in Cryptocurrency Than in Dollars, Gold and Stocks
1.4.2025
The survey, commissioned by Coinbase and Hashdex, found that while savings accounts were Brazil’s most used investment instrument, cryptocurrency was more popular than other options, including stocks and gold, among Brazilians. Poll Finds Brazilians Invest More in Cryptocurrency Than in...
Latam Insights: Libra’s Class Action Lawsuit, Brazil’s Bitcoin Wages Bill
24.3.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Libra’s founders face a class action lawsuit, a bitcoin wages bill is introduced in the Brazilian Congress, and a Venezuelan minister...
Wages Paid in Bitcoin? Bill Introduced in Brazil Might Make It Possible
18.3.2025
The bill seeks to allow wages and other labor-linked payments to be partially settled using virtual assets in Brazil and also calls for educating workers about volatility and transaction security issues. Lawmakers to Review Bitcoin Wages Bill in Brazil A new bill has been introduced in Congress...
Bezos-Backed Stark Bank Rises as a Crypto Enabler in Brazil
14.3.2025
Stark Bank, a startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has positioned itself as the go-to firm for serving cryptocurrency businesses in Brazil, filling the gap left by traditional institutions. The firm has built part of its business around this service offering, betting on the industry’s...
Yougov Poll Reveals Nearly 15% Would Switch Their Bank Accounts for Crypto in Brazil
23.2.2025
According to David Eastman, Yougov’s managing director for Latin America, this shows the advance of crypto in Brazil and should serve as a wake-up call for banks. Yougov Poll Shows Some Users Would Substitute Banks With Crypto A recent survey conducted by Yougov, an international online...
Sam Altman’s World Halts Operations in Brazil: What’s Happening
13.2.2025
World is pausing its operations in Brazil after an appeal to continue collecting citizens’ biometric data failed. The national watchdog ordered the project to cease exchanging crypto for this data, and World will need to pause its operations in order to adapt to this decision. World Pauses...
Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Lacks Leadership to Solve Its Crypto Alignment Dilemma
11.2.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how the Brazilian government is divided regarding crypto, and how this might affect the growth of its crypto economy. Latam Insights Encore:...
Largest Brazilian Stock Exchange to Expand Solana and Ether Investment Options
10.2.2025
The B3 Stock Exchange announced that it will expand its cryptocurrency offering this year, opening options for users to invest in solana and ether. Brazilian Stock Exchange to Launch Ether and Solana Futures This Year B3, the largest Brazilian stock exchange, has offered an update on its plans...
Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Allow Investment Funds to Buy Crypto
7.2.2025
Brazilian lawmaker Adriana Ventura has introduced a draft bill that would allow investment funds in Brazil to invest in crypto, including bitcoin. Draft Bill Could Let Brazilian Funds Invest in Crypto Brazilian investment funds may soon gain regulatory approval to buy cryptocurrencies, thanks to...
Brazilian Tax Authority Reports Bitcoin Irregularities in Over 25,000 Statements
6.2.2024
The Brazilian tax authority has reported identifying cryptocurrency irregularities in more than 25,000 tax statements. After a country-wide investigation, the institution detected that 25,126 individuals who possessed at least 0.05 BTC failed to include these holdings in its income tax statements...
Central Bank of Brazil Opens Public Consultation on Virtual Assets Service Provider Rulemaking
19.12.2023
The Central Bank of Brazil opened a new public consultation to obtain feedback for regulating the operations of virtual assets service providers (VASPs) in the country. The bank organized a questionnaire of 38 questions divided into different themes that can be partially, or fully answered until...
Okx Announces Compliance-Focused Expansion to Brazil
15.11.2023
Okx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced it will expand to Brazil in the coming months to offer a regulated crypto platform to Brazilian customers. The exchange, which chose the country as its entry doorstep to Latam, aims to fulfill the regulatory requirements still being...
CVM Chief: Brazilian CBDC Drex to ‘Kill’ Many Cryptocurrencies
14.11.2023
João Pedro Nascimento, president of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), believes that drex, the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), will “kill” many cryptocurrencies. While established cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum will keep being used in...
Binance and Mastercard Launch Crypto Prepaid Card in Brazil as Part of Latam Expansion
1.2.2023
Leading crypto exchange Binance and credit card giant Mastercard have partnered to launch a prepaid crypto-linked card in Brazil as part of Binance’s expansion plans in Latam. The Binance card features 8% cashback for eligible purchases and supports on-the-fly conversion of...