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Chainlink, Microsoft, Banco Inter collaborate on Brazil’s CBDC pilot
19.11.2024
The Drex phase two pilot leverages Chainlink’s CCIP and Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure to innovate trade finance automation
HKMA Project Ensemble partners with Brazil, Thailand for tokenization
28.10.2024
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority launch Project Ensemble in March and now has at least three countries participating.
Drex Brazilian CBDC pilot will work on privacy, DeFi in phase 2
14.10.2024
The Brazilian central bank has 13 participants for phase 2 so far, and it is willing to take on an unlimited number.
Brazillian Central Bank Invites New Participants to CBDC Pilot Program
14.10.2024
The Brazilian Central Bank is opening the drex CBDC pilot to new entrants, aiming to test more advanced use cases and privacy solutions for the project’s second phase. Thirteen use cases have been confirmed, including carbon credits, agricultural bonds, and foreign trade platforms. Brazilian...
Brazilian CBDC Drex Envisioned to Replace Current Transaction System
9.10.2024
Fabio Araujo, the coordinator of Drex, the Brazilian CBDC, envisions this network substituting the current national transaction system and moving all the funds currently settled by the Reserve Transfer System. However, he stated that this would take some time, as the cost of this migration would...
Brazil tests DeFi elements, compatibility in Drex CBDC pilot
4.10.2024
Brazil’s central bank is developing a synthetic central bank digital currency, which aims to blend decentralization, privacy and programmability
Central Bank of Brazil Reveals New Use Cases to Be Tested in Its Drex CBDC Second Pilot Phase
8.9.2024
The Central Bank of Brazil disclosed a new set of use cases that will be part of the second phase of the ongoing pilot of its drex CBDC. Among the 13 instances selected from the 46 presented are platforms for tokenizing real estate, liquidity pools for trading public securities, and even automating...
Central Bank of Brazil Hints at a Future Integration of AI Into Its CBDC
5.9.2024
The Central Bank of Brazil has hinted at implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and data monetization processes into Drex, its central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a recent presentation, Roberto Campos Neto, the Central Bank of Brazil’s president, stressed that the bank’s...
Fintech Company Tecban Pilots Tokenization Platform for Brazil’s Drex CBDC
27.7.2024
Tecban, a fintech that provides interconnection technology for banks, has launched a tokenization and associated services platform called Nexchain. This platform facilitates the process of placing assets on the blockchain for third parties as part of the Drex pilot. The platform will be launched...
Parfin Creates New Blockchain to Be Used as Privacy Solution for Brazilian CBDC
23.6.2024
Parfin, a financial technology company, has created a new blockchain system to be used as a privacy solution for the Brazilian CBDC, drex. Rayls, the new blockchain, will offer the possibility of operating in a permissioned way and also linking itself to other public blockchains using Rayls Public...
Brazilian CBDC Pilot Postponed to 2025 Due to Inefficiency of Privacy Solutions
26.5.2024
The Central Bank of Brazil announced the postponement of the completion of the drex pilot, the Brazilian CBDC, due to the inefficiency of the privacy solutions presented for the project so far. The pilot will have a new phase, finalized in 2025, and will also feature the implementation of smart...
Citi: Brazil Is at the Top of Digital Money Initiatives in Latam
30.4.2024
A recent report by Citi, a global financial institution, has put Brazil at the top of the nations leading the digital money initiatives in Latin America. The report states that Brazil features a combination of factors that ease the adoption of digital money such as government support and digital...
Brazilian BV Bank Tests Tokenized Model for Vehicle Sales
9.4.2024
BV Bank, a Brazilian bank leader in vehicle loans, is running a pilot that uses tokenization to manage vehicle financing and sales operations. The first phase of the tests involves automating consumer-to-consumer vehicle sales processes, including the delivery of tokenized money in exchange for...
Latam Insights: Tim Draper’s Bitcoin Prophecy for El Salvador, Bukele’s Bitcoin Rush
18.3.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Tim Draper predicts bitcoin will make El Salvador a rich country, President Nayib Bukele vows to keep buying bitcoin, and Banco do Brazil announces offline...
Brazil to Discuss Digital Currency Usage for Financial Transactions in G20
8.12.2023
Brazil will address the subject of digital currencies and how they can improve the financial system for the Group of Twenty (G20). Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Central Bank of Brazil, stated he wants the G20 to consider the benefits of using these currencies for making financial...
Latam Insights: Milei Wins Runoff Election, Vows to Eliminate Central Bank in Argentina; Drex to Encourage Tokenization
27.11.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Libertarian Javier Milei wins the runoff election in Argentina, reinforcing his intention of eliminating the central bank. Also, the digital real...
Latam Insights: Argentina’s Massa Proposes Blockchain Oversight, Drex Will ‘Kill’ Lesser Cryptos in Brazil
20.11.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Argentine presidential candidate Sergio Massa has proposed to use blockchain for state oversight, the Brazilian securities regulator president stated (CBDC)...
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...
Central Bank of Brazil Rebrands CBDC to ‘Drex,’ Launch Expected by 2024
22.8.2023
The Central Bank of Brazil has issued a press release revealing details about “drex,” the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC) formerly known as the digital real. The bank explained the need for a rebranding and detailed how it might revolutionize transactions with digital...
Mastercard Launches CBDC Partner Program
22.8.2023
Mastercard, the credit behemoth, announced the launch of a new program to widen its understanding of central bank digital currency (CBDC) and its possible applications. The CBDC Partner Program will be integrated by Ripple, Consensys, Fluency, Idemia, Consult Hyperion, Giesecke+Devrient,...