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Brazil’s oldest bank allows residents to pay their taxes using crypto
12.2.2023
The move will allow Brazilian taxpayers to easily settle their tax liabilities, meanwhile expanding "access" to the digital asset ecosystem
Brazilian City of Curitiba Mulls Crypto Acceptance for Tax Payments
17.10.2022
The city of Curitiba, in Brazil, is now studying the possibility of accepting cryptocurrency payments for taxes. Noemia Rocha, a city councilor for Curitiba, presented this project to the executive to study the method by which the municipality could accept cryptocurrencies for these payments using...
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro will accept crypto-payments for property taxes
12.10.2022
The city will allow taxpayers to make crypto payments through third-party service providers
Rio de Janeiro to Allow Citizens to Pay Property Taxes in Crypto from 2023
12.10.2022
The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will let its crypto-holding residents use their coins to pay their property tax bills from next year.
Globo reported that the city hall has published a decree in its Municipal Gazette that states that Rio will “hire companies specialized in carrying out...
Binance to Open Two Offices in Brazil, Company Hints at Debit Card Launch
21.9.2022
Binance, one of the biggest crypto exchanges by volume traded, has announced its expansion plans for Brazil. The exchange will open two new offices in the country to host 150 employees, who will be able to choose if they want to work in-office or remotely. The company also hinted at the launch of...
Argentinian Province Mendoza Starts Accepting Tax Payments in Crypto
29.8.2022
Mendoza, an Argentinian province, has implemented a system that allows taxpayers to pay their taxes fully with cryptocurrencies. The system, which was launched this week, is part of a strategic push for the modernization and digitalization of payments carried by the tax authority of Mendoza...
Všechno v pohodě: Rio de Janeiro, to není jen socha Ježíše a fotbal
25.7.2022
Bývalé hlavní město Brazílie sice v průběhu let přišlo o většinu svého historického odkazu, neznamená to však, že by nemělo co nabídnout. Láká nejen na ikonickou sochu Ježíše nad metropolí, ale také na pláže, legendární karneval, četné pamětihodnosti a jedinečné scenérie
Rio de Janeiro to Allow Real Estate Tax Payments With Crypto as of 2023, Mayor Says
28.3.2022
The state administration will convert crypto payments immediately to Brazilian reais, Mayor Eduardo Paes added
Rio de Janeiro to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments for Taxes Next Year
28.3.2022
Rio de Janeiro, one of the most iconic cities of the South American continent, has announced it will allow its citizens to pay taxes with cryptocurrencies. This makes it the first city in the country to do so, recognizing there is a boom in the cryptocurrency market. These actions form part of...
Rio de Janeiro to accept Bitcoin for real estate taxes from 2023
27.3.2022
Supporting this cause led by Mayor Eduardo Paes, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced to open a new office in the Brazilian city stating that “He's done his part. We are working on ours.”
Rio De Janeiro to Invest 1% of Its Treasury in Cryptocurrency
16.1.2022
Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest cities in Brazil, will invest part of its Treasury in cryptocurrencies. The announcement was made by the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, during Rio Innovation Week. The plan is to turn the city into a cryptocurrency-friendly hub, and there are other tax incentives...
Airport Gold Seizure in Amsterdam Points to Bitcoin Utility for Private, Borderless Travel
7.3.2020
A 27-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Friday for failing to declare 15 kilograms of gold bars to customs, according to local reports. After failing to provide a convincing explanation as to how he acquired the gold, the traveler flying from Rio de Janeiro to Hong...