The new president of the Central Bank of Brazil has linked the rapid growth of stablecoins with tax evasion and money laundering. He remarked that
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Latam Insights: Brazil to Empower Fund to Buy Crypto, Tether Talks Salvadoran Skyscraper
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition,
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Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Allow Investment Funds to Buy Crypto
Brazilian lawmaker Adriana Ventura has introduced a draft bill that would allow investment funds in Brazil to invest in crypto, including bitcoin. Draft Bill Could
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Brazilian Authorities Suspend Sam Altman’s World Rewards
The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), Brazil’s data watchdog, has barred World, Sam Altman’s digital ID project, from offering rewards to users who enroll in
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Brazilian Oil Giant Petrobras Starts Looking Into Bitcoin Mining
Petrobras is interested in bitcoin mining as a complementary activity. Marcelo Curi, a blockchain and crypto architect at Petrobras, has stated that the company is
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Brazilian Data Protection Agency Reveals Investigation Into Iris Scanning World Project
A note issued by the National Data Protection Authority, Brazil’s data protection institution, has announced that it is actively monitoring the activities of World, the
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