Ether and Solana Grow in Brazilian Markets

According to data issued by the national tax enforcer, the adoption of solana and ether is growing in Brazilian markets. Ether’s utilization increased significantly, having registered 950,000 transactions moving over $165 million – a relevant increase compared to last year’s October numbers, when it scored 600,000 transactions and transferred nearly $40 million. Solana also exploded, … Read more

Brazil Groups Stablecoins With Foreign Currency in New Regulatory Draft

The Central Bank of Brazil has opened a public consultation on a regulatory draft that correlates the treatment of dollar-pegged stablecoins with foreign currency. The proposed rules, which will now be discussed with relevant stakeholders in the national cryptocurrency ecosystem, would require exchanges dealing in stablecoins to obtain two different operating licenses: one as a … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Frontrunning the US in Building a Strategic Reserve Might Rally BRICS Around Bitcoin

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. This edition examines how Brazil might frontrun the U.S. to become the first nation to enact strategic bitcoin reserve regulations and its possible repercussions on BRICS nations’ economic policies. Latam Insights Encore: Brazil’s Hypothetical Strategic … Read more

Latam Insights: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Proposed in Brazil, Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining in El Salvador

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this issue, a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill gets introduced in Brazil, Bukele hints at renting volcanos for bitcoin mining, and Vaneck highlights Bukele’s work in El Salvador. Brazil Introduces Bill to Establish Strategic … Read more

Brazil Introduces Bill to Establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has formally introduced a bill proposing the creation of a Strategic Sovereign Bitcoin Reserve (RESBit) to diversify national financial assets and strengthen economic resilience. Brazil Proposes Bitcoin Reserve to Bolster Economy and Embrace Innovation The legislation, titled “Projeto de Lei 4501/2024″ and authored by Federal Deputy Eros Biondini, aims to position … Read more

3 Central Banks Forge New Path in Cross-Border Digital Asset Innovation

New partnerships between central banks target digital currency integration to streamline tokenized cross-border transactions and modernize the global financial infrastructure. Cross-Border Finance Revolution: Three Nations Pioneer Digital Asset Integration The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) unveiled two significant partnerships this week to promote cross-border tokenization with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) and Brazil’s Banco Central … Read more

Brazilian Central Bank Considers Taxing Stablecoin Remittances

The stablecoin boom in Brazil has caught the attention of the central bank, which is currently exploring several ways to tax stablecoin remittances, including issuing a special license for crypto exchanges that provide these services. Central Bank of Brazil Explores Tax on Stablecoin-Based International Transactions, but There’s a Catch The Central Bank of Brazil is … Read more