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Latam Insights: Paraguay’s Bitcoin Legal Tender Hack, Brazil’s Crypto Tax Update
15.6.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña gets hacked, Brazil updates its crypto taxation regime, and crypto remittances fell 45% in El Salvador. No One Fell...
Bitcoin-backed loans open the real estate market to crypto-rich, tax-free
15.6.2025
Bitcoin holders are using crypto-backed loans to buy real estate without selling their BTC—avoiding capital gains taxes while staying exposed to upside
Brazil ends crypto tax exemption, imposes 17.5% flat rate on gains
15.6.2025
Brazil scraps crypto tax exemption for small traders, enforces flat 17.5% rate across all gains, including self-custody and offshore holdings
Brazil Sets Flat 17.5% Tax on Crypto Profits, Ending Exemption for Smaller Investors
14.6.2025
The tax applies to all crypto assets, regardless of location, and aims to boost tax revenue
Brazilian Authorities Terminate Exemptions, Aims to Tax Crypto Held in Self Custody
13.6.2025
Brazilian authorities issued a Provisional Measure that terminates the previous tax regime and introduces a new ruleset to tax all crypto-derived profits. The new rule also states that these measures apply to crypto held in self-custody wallets and digital assets held abroad. Brazilian Government...
Brazil Ends Crypto Tax Exemption, Imposes 17.5% Flat Tax Rate
12.6.2025
Brazil is getting ready to overhaul how it taxes crypto. The Brazilian government plans to scrap the long-standing…
Brazilian Party Proposes Bill to Restrict Bitcoin Mining and Tax Trading Activities
12.6.2025
A new bill introduced by a deputy from President Lula’s political party proposes to allow only licensed entities to mine bitcoin in Brazil. The draft restricts cryptocurrency trading to licensed traders and establishes a daily tax on these activities. Lula’s Party Bill to Establish...
Kenya’s crypto tax could hinder Africa’s digital growth opportunity
9.6.2025
Kenya’s proposed 1.5% crypto transaction tax could disrupt Africa’s digital integration. As Kenya advances a 1.5% tax on every crypto transaction, the nation risks undermining its fintech leadership, driving startups and talent abroad
Kenya’s crypto tax could hinder Africa’s digital growth opportunity
9.6.2025
Kenya’s proposed 1.5% crypto transaction tax could disrupt Africa’s digital integration. As Kenya advances a 1.5% tax on every crypto transaction, the nation risks undermining its fintech leadership, driving startups and talent abroad
Kenya’s crypto tax could hinder Africa’s digital growth opportunity
9.6.2025
Kenya’s proposed 1.5% crypto transaction tax could disrupt Africa’s digital integration. As Kenya advances a 1.5% tax on every crypto transaction, the nation risks undermining its fintech leadership, driving startups and talent abroad
Spain Introduces Law to Acquire Crypto Exchanges’ Data, Seize Digital Assets
8.6.2025
The directive, which is expected to be approved and implemented by January 2026, will enable authorities in Spain to exchange data on cryptocurrency assets held on international exchanges. Similarly, the Spanish tax agency will be able to seize these assets to collect payment for tax debts. Spain...
Musician made $3M selling NFTs and lost it all to taxes and a crypto crash
7.6.2025
After earning $3 million from NFT sales, Jonathan Mann watched it vanish in a crash, and now he’s turned the ordeal into a painfully honest crypto tax tune
Musician made $3M selling NFTs and lost it all to taxes and a crypto crash
7.6.2025
After earning $3 million from NFT sales, Jonathan Mann watched it vanish in a crash, and now he’s turned the ordeal into a painfully honest crypto tax tune
Musician made $3M selling NFTs and lost it all to taxes and a crypto crash
7.6.2025
After earning $3 million from NFT sales, Jonathan Mann watched it vanish in a crash, and now he’s turned the ordeal into a painfully honest crypto tax tune
Musician made $3M selling NFTs and lost it all to taxes and a crypto crash
7.6.2025
After earning $3 million from NFT sales, Jonathan Mann watched it vanish in a crash, and now he’s turned the ordeal into a painfully honest crypto tax tune
Musician made $3M selling NFTs and lost it all to taxes and a crypto crash
7.6.2025
After earning $3 million from NFT sales, Jonathan Mann watched it vanish in a crash, and now he’s turned the ordeal into a painfully honest crypto tax tune
Switzerland greenlights crypto tax info sharing with 74 nations
6.6.2025
Switzerland’s Federal Council expects to enforce the bill on the automatic exchange of crypto information with 74 countries by late 2026, with the first exchange expected in 2027
Switzerland greenlights sharing crypto tax info with 74 nations
6.6.2025
Switzerland’s Federal Council expects to enforce the bill on the automatic exchange of crypto information with 74 countries by late 2026, with the first exchange seen in 2027
Switzerland greenlights sharing crypto tax info with 74 nations
6.6.2025
Switzerland’s Federal Council expects to enforce the bill on the automatic exchange of crypto information with 74 countries by late 2026, with the first exchange seen in 2027
Brazil Mulls Taxing Cryptocurrency to Offset Financial Transaction Tax Hike
6.6.2025
Amid a public debate regarding an executive order that increases the current tax on financial transactions, Brazil is considering taxing crypto transactions to mitigate the impact of the increase, which would affect a larger audience. Brazil Mulls Cryptocurrency Transaction Tax Cryptocurrency...