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Mercado Bitcoin partners with Stellar to create MVP for Brazilian CBDC
24.5.2022
Cryptocurrency companies unite to create use cases for Brazil’s CBDC with central bank approval
Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 to Launch Bitcoin Futures Within Six Months
16.5.2022
The firm is building an infrastructure to offer crypto market access to end users, CFO André Milanez said on Monday
The Brazilian Stock Exchange will launch Bitcoin and Ethereum futures
16.5.2022
Chief financial officer André Milanez said that the product will launch within the next 6 months
Another Banking Giant Enters Bitcoin & Ethereum, Suspicious 'Smaller Cryptos,' Coinbase Ends Brazilian M&A Talks + More News
4.5.2022
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Brazilian Senate Approves Cryptocurrency Law Project
30.4.2022
The Brazilian Senate has approved a recently presented cryptocurrency policy, advancing the project to discussions in the deputy chamber. The proposal will have to be greenlighted by the deputies of Congress and signed by President Jair Bolsonaro to be approved as law. The project presented is...
Brazilian Senate Plenary Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions
27.4.2022
The bill will be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies and, if approved, can be vetoed by the executive branch
Brazilian Crypto Asset Manager Hashdex Approved to List ETPs in Switzerland
25.4.2022
Hashdex, a Brazilian crypto asset manager, has been approved to list exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the SIX stock exchange in Switzerland
Brazilian Development Bank Sets Deadline for Completion of Blockchain Network
20.4.2022
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has partnered with the Court of Accounts of the Union (TCU), a constitutional institution of the Brazilian government, to complete the development of the Brazilian Blockchain Network. The partnership, established through a memorandum of understanding...
Brazilian Congress Aims to Pass Unified Crypto Framework in Coming Months
16.4.2022
The Brazilian Congress is trying to approve a cryptocurrency legal framework before the end of Q2. According to reports from local media, The proponents of the different law projects presented in the Senate and the Congress have stated they will seek the unification of the projects due to their...
Brazilian Parliament Heading for Key Vote on Crypto Regulation Bill
15.4.2022
An ambitious private member’s bill that seeks to regulate the Brazilian crypto market could be approved by the National Congress before the end of the first half of this year – with MPs set for a key vote on Tuesday next week....
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Brazilian Senate announces incoming approval of the ‘Bitcoin law’
13.4.2022
The law will allow the President of Brazil to designate or create a regulatory agency to oversee the crypto market
Brazilian central bank president confirms CBDC pilot will launch in 2022
12.4.2022
The sovereign national digital currency will be based on national fiat and would have a fixed supply quite similar to Bitcoin
Coinbase to reportedly buy the $2.2B Brazilian unicorn behind Mercado Bitcoin
28.3.2022
A Brazilian newspaper, Estadão, reported that Coinbase could complete the acquisition of $2.2 billion 2TM, the company behind Mercado Bitcoin, by April
Fight for Bitcoin: Brazilian UFC star to receive fight earnings in BTC
22.3.2022
UFC fighter Matheus Nicolau is moving to the Bitcoin paycheck to hedge against inflation and secure the value of his hard work
BNDES Director Offers New Insights on Development of Brazilian Blockchain Network
16.3.2022
Gladstone Arantes, a director of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), gave new details about the progress of the Brazilian Blockchain Network, a project that has been in development since 2018. The network will be created on top of the Hyperledger Besu 2.0, which uses a proof-of-authority...
Binance Explores Acquisition of Brazilian Securities Brokerage Firm
16.3.2022
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is showing its intention of expanding its activities to Brazil. The company announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with a regulated securities brokerage firm in Brazil, with the intention of acquiring it. The company, called Sim;paul...
Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex to Launch Web 3 ETF on Local Stock Exchange
15.3.2022
The ETF will start trading on March 30 under the ticker WEB311
Binance Signs MoU to Acquire Brazilian Securities Brokerage Sim;paul Investimentos
14.3.2022
The potential deal comes ahead of legislation that would require proper licensing for overseas crypto exchanges operating in Brazil
Central Bank of Brazil Chooses Nine Institutions to Study Digital Real Possibilities
5.3.2022
The Central Bank of Brazil and Fenasbac, the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers, decided to select nine projects to monitor and support their different proposals for the application of a hypothetical Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real. Projects...
Brazilian Senate Committee Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions
22.2.2022
The project, introduced by senator Flávio Arns, has to be voted on by the Senate plenary and then if approved, by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies