Falconx Expands Into Latin America, Partnering With Major Financial Institutions

Falconx, a leading institutional digital asset prime broker, has announced its expansion into Latin America, partnering with major financial institutions such as BTG Pactual and Mercado Bitcoin. This move aims to support the region’s rapidly growing institutional crypto market by providing a comprehensive suite of prime brokerage services, including deep global liquidity and capital efficiency … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Must Reject Blanket Taxation for the Crypto Industry to Survive

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how the Brazilian Congress must fight to block Lula’s blanket crypto taxation for the decentralized part of the crypto ecosystem to continue thriving. Latam Insights Encore: Brazilian Congress Must Reject Lula’s … Read more

Latam Insights: Brazil to Debate Controversial Crypto Tax; Libra Probe Sparks New Revelations

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Brazil is set to debate Lula’s controversial crypto tax, the probe into Libra’s launch offers new revelations, and Nubank has launched a new token-based fidelity program. Brazilian Congress to Debate Lula-Imposed Crypto … Read more

Bitgo Lands in Brazil, Targeting Banks Entering the Crypto Business

Bitgo, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency custody provider, recently announced the establishment of a local office in Brazil, where it will aim to acquire customers from the banking sector entering the crypto business. The company will also offer insurance options for clients using their own solutions. Bitgo Establishes a Foothold in Brazil to Serve Banks Entering the … Read more

Brazilian Congress to Debate Lula-Imposed Crypto Tax Scheme

The Brazilian Congress is set to debate the legality of a new cryptocurrency taxation scheme imposed by President Lula, which eliminated the income tax exemption for minor trading operations and targeted decentralized finance activities through a Provisional Measure that took effect in June. Brazilian Congress to Decide Fate of Cryptocurrency Taxation Provisional Measure Brazilian lawmakers … Read more

XRP Ledger at Core of VERT’s Strategy for $500M in Tokenized Private Credit Pipeline

XRP Ledger is powering a $130 million breakthrough in Brazil’s private credit markets, with over $500 million more queued as tokenized finance takes center stage. XRP Ledger Just Captured $130M CRA—And $500M More Is Locked and Loading Brazil’s shift toward real-time, transparent credit markets is accelerating with the launch of blockchain-backed private credit infrastructure built … Read more

Latam Insights: IMF Denies El Salvador’s Bitcoin Purchase Claims; US-Brazil Conflict Set to Escalate

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the IMF states that El Salvador’s bitcoin purchases are merely consolidation operations, Brazil and the U.S. are on the verge of escalating a trade conflict, and the DEA has seized $10 million … Read more

Brazil-US Trade Conflict May Escalate, Spurring Mutual Retaliation

Reports indicate that both Brazil and the U.S. are exploring ways to retaliate, escalating the trade feud initiated by President Trump when he imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports. The political status of former President Jair Bolsonaro is also a factor influencing the situation. Brazil-U.S. Trade Conflict Set to Escalate: Economic Sanctions May Result … Read more

Brazil-Based Bitcoin Treasury Company Meliuz Prepares to Enter US Markets

Israel Salmen, CEO of Meliuz, the first Latam-based bitcoin treasury company, announced that the company is in the final stages of listing its stock on U.S. markets, without issuing new shares. Brazilian Bitcoin Treasury Company Meliuz Ready to List Stock on U.S. Markets Meliuz, the cashback company that became the first Latin American and Brazil-based … Read more