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Brazilian Securities Commission CVM Opens a Path for Funds to Invest in Crypto
26.12.2022
The Brazilian Securities Commission CVM has cleared the path for funds to dive into cryptocurrency-based investments. The institution issued a new set of rules that allows financial investment funds to invest in cryptocurrency tokens with the equivalent protections offered to other investment...
The 5 most important regulatory developments for crypto in 2022
25.12.2022
The European Union has its regulatory framework, while the race is only kicking off in the United States
Brazil’s Securities Regulator Allows Investment Funds to Invest in Crypto
23.12.2022
Assets will have to comply with current regulations approved this week by the country’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro
President of Brazil Sanctions Cryptocurrency Law
23.12.2022
President Jair Bolsonaro has approved law 14.478, which regulates cryptocurrency-related operations and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Brazil. The document, approved on the last day of the period allowed, will begin to be applied 180 days after its sanction. This will give all parties...
Brazil Legalizes Crypto Payments, 'Setting the Stage for Greater Bitcoin Adoption'
23.12.2022
The President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro signed a bill making bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoassets a legal and regulated payment option in the country - and this move, an expert says, "sets the stage for greater bitcoin adoption."...
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The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
22.12.2022
Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development
Brazilian president signs crypto bill into law
22.12.2022
The law included many digital currencies under the definition of legal payment methods in Brazil and established a licensing regime for virtual asset service providers
Today in Crypto: Prepare for 'Pretty Long Crypto Winter', North Korea Stole $1.2B in Crypto in 5 Years, Malicious Hackers Returned $32.7M in 2022
22.12.2022
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Brazil’s President Signs Crypto Regulations Into Law
22.12.2022
Companies in the sector will have 180 days to adapt to the new rules
Still bullish: 40% of survey respondents plan to buy crypto in 2023
22.12.2022
Despite a challenging year for the crypto industry, nearly 40% of respondents indicated a plan to purchase cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in 2023
Brazil Could Launch Its Defi-Integrated Digital Real in 2024
17.12.2022
Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Central Bank of Brazil, has stated that the digital real project, the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be launched in 2024. Campos Neto also remarked on the benefits the digital currency system might bring as it is integrated with...
Crypto.com continues its worldwide registration push with Brazilian EMI license
15.12.2022
The cryptocurrency exchange has offered a crypto/fiat Visa card in Brazil since last year and is expanding rapidly on international markets
Crypto.com Receives License as a Payment Institution in Brazil
15.12.2022
The company is the first crypto exchange to become a licensed payments institution in the South American country
Brazilian Central Bank Looks to Regulate Tokenization, Launches ‘Working Group’
14.12.2022
Brazilian regulators are stepping up their efforts to control the crypto sector – and will look into ways to police the issuance of tokenized assets....
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Brazil Central Bank Plans to Launch a CBDC in 2024
13.12.2022
The central bank sees a digital currency as a way of increasing participation in the financial system
Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin Pharaoh’ ‘Hired Gunmen’ to ‘Murder’ Crypto Rivals, Say Prosecutors
13.12.2022
Source: Nelson Antoine/Adobe
Brazil’s Public Ministry has claimed it has proof an alleged crypto scam mastermind known as the “Bitcoin Pharaoh” hired “professional gunmen” to murder his crypto competitors.
The “Pharaoh,” real name Glaidson Acácio dos Santos, was jailed last year and is set...
Brazil could cement its status as an economic leader thanks to 2024 CBDC move
12.12.2022
Brazil is set to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in 2024, a move that could contribute to its status as an economic leader in South America
Texas enforcers want Sam Bankman-Fried to attend the hearing in February: Law Decoded
6.12.2022
The Texas State Securities Board (SSB) invited the former CEO to attend the hearing on the alleged sale of unregistered securities on Feb. 2
Brazilian crypto industry gets regulatory clarity amid global uncertainty
5.12.2022
The recent regulatory framework from the Brazilian Congress will benefit the country’s financial institutions and bridge local liquidity with global markets
Brazilian Companies Break Crypto Purchasing Records Again in October
5.12.2022
According to the latest reports from the Brazilian tax authority (RFB), institutions have again broken crypto purchasing records in Brazil. The organization registered that almost 42,000 companies purchased some kind of cryptocurrency during October, a new record that overturns the 40,161 that...