Aaron Stanley

Why Foreign Commentators Keep Getting Brazil Wrong

Oct 7, 2026

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3 min read

Why Foreign Commentators Keep Getting Brazil Wrong

With Brazil's elections, foreign pundits are missing the key point

Aaron Stanley

#244: Bitso and Mercado Bitcoin team up to fight Binance in Brazil

Sep 6, 2026

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10 min read

#244: Bitso and Mercado Bitcoin team up to fight Binance in Brazil

Plus: El Salvador slows down bitcoin buys; Mexico to become Nvidia manufacturing hub

Aaron Stanley

#243: Brazil crypto demand drops 58% in July as regulations move in

Aug 30, 2026

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10 min read

#243: Brazil crypto demand drops 58% in July as regulations move in

Plus: Alibaba Cloud opens its first data centers in Brazil

Aaron Stanley

#242: Brazil is now a Top 5 market for OpenAI

Aug 23, 2026

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9 min read

#242: Brazil is now a Top 5 market for OpenAI

Plus: Tether pulls the plug on its Uruguay bitcoin mining project; 29 million Brazilians have owned crypto

Aaron Stanley

#241: Argentina's Chobut Province Lands a $5 Billion AI Data Center

Aug 16, 2026

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11 min read

#241: Argentina's Chobut Province Lands a $5 Billion AI Data Center

Plus: Brazil's Bradesco to launch digital asset custody; Pixbet founder arrested in crypto money laundering scheme

Aaron Stanley

#240: Brazil's Central Bank finalizes 24-hour crypto hold

Aug 10, 2026

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12 min read

#240: Brazil's Central Bank finalizes 24-hour crypto hold

Plus: AI data centers in Patagonia; Campos Neto calls for "public alternative" to stablecoins

Aaron Stanley

#239: IMF warns of Brazil's stablecoin regulation gaps

Aug 3, 2026

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9 min read

#239: IMF warns of Brazil's stablecoin regulation gaps

Plus: Brazil's Central Bank wants a 24 hour hold on stablecoin transactions

Aaron Stanley

#238: Cash Cow: B3 Tokenizes Ten Dairy Cows

Jul 26, 2026

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8 min read

#238: Cash Cow: B3 Tokenizes Ten Dairy Cows

Plus: BIS study contradicts Brazil's stablecoin crackdown

Aaron Stanley

#237: What Trump's Tariff Fight With Brazil Means for Pix

Jul 20, 2026

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7 min read

#237: What Trump's Tariff Fight With Brazil Means for Pix

Plus: Brazil's CVM to create framework for tokenized securities

Aaron Stanley

#236: Tether takes a stake in Mercado Bitcoin

Jul 13, 2026

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11 min read

#236: Tether takes a stake in Mercado Bitcoin

Plus: Lula dares Trump to "worry about Brazil" over rare earths; Itaú joins Swift's blockchain pilot

Aaron Stanley

#235: Itaú, Bradesco and Mercado Livre join Open USD

Jul 6, 2026

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8 min read

#235: Itaú, Bradesco and Mercado Livre join Open USD

Plus: ByteDance to open data center in Brazil; Brazil's Central Bank tells Congress stablecoins are a "monetary instrument"

Aaron Stanley

#234: Brazil's Central Bank just made stablecoins 2% more expensive

Jun 27, 2026

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11 min read

#234: Brazil's Central Bank just made stablecoins 2% more expensive

Plus: White House's Patrick Witt urges Latam to follow GENIUS Act; Trace Finance raises US$32 million for stablecoin cross-border solution

Aaron Stanley

#233: NovaDAX to wind down Brazil operations

Jun 14, 2026

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8 min read

#233: NovaDAX to wind down Brazil operations

Plus: Tokenization is atop new CVM head Otto Lobo's priority list

Aaron Stanley

#232: Binance looks to offer yield-generating BRL stablecoin

Jun 7, 2026

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11 min read

#232: Binance looks to offer yield-generating BRL stablecoin

Plus: Bacen on BRL stablecoins: “Demand is already met by Pix”

Aaron Stanley

#230: B3 to launch tokenized stocks, stablecoin in 2026

May 31, 2026

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8 min read

#230: B3 to launch tokenized stocks, stablecoin in 2026

Plus: Binance joins ABCripto; Brazil VASP applicants must submit audit reports

Aaron Stanley

#230: Checker Finance raises US$8m to expand stablecoin liquidity network in Latam

May 25, 2026

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11 min read

#230: Checker Finance raises US$8m to expand stablecoin liquidity network in Latam

Plus: Brazil's Central Bank issues new rules on crypto cards

Aaron Stanley

May 17, 2026

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11 min read

#229: Larry Fink praises Pix

Plus: Fred Ehrsam visits Venezuela; Banco Topazio banned from crypto for two years

Aaron Stanley

#228: Tether sues Banco Master over US$300m loan

May 10, 2026

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11 min read

#228: Tether sues Banco Master over US$300m loan

Plus: Central Bank pushes stablecoins as "privately issued currency"

Aaron Stanley

#227: No, Brazil's Central Bank isn't banning stablecoin transfers

May 2, 2026

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12 min read

#227: No, Brazil's Central Bank isn't banning stablecoin transfers

Plus: OranjeBTC's $210m bitcoin debenture; Tether invests in Argentine fintech Belo

Aaron Stanley

#226: Kalshi, Polymarket banned in Brazil

Apr 26, 2026

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8 min read

#226: Kalshi, Polymarket banned in Brazil

Plus: Coinbase's Plein pushes back against IOF on stablecoins

Aaron Stanley

#225: Binance names Sarandy as General Manager for Brazil

Apr 20, 2026

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6 min read

#225: Binance names Sarandy as General Manager for Brazil

Plus: Brazilians declare $89 billion in crypto tx in 2025; DeCrypto reporting system to go live in July

Aaron Stanley

#224: Mercado Libre launches stablecoin remittance service

Apr 12, 2026

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8 min read

#224: Mercado Libre launches stablecoin remittance service

Plus: Real estate tokenization hits R$20 billion in Brazil; Drex still in a doldrums

Aaron Stanley

Apr 6, 2026

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6 min read

#223: Mercado Libre kills Mercado Coin

Plus: Ripple begins Brazil licensing process; regulation could kill 1,400 fintechs in Brazil

Aaron Stanley

#222: Finance Ministry shelves IOF tax for stablecoins (for now)

Apr 3, 2026

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10 min read

#222: Finance Ministry shelves IOF tax for stablecoins (for now)

Plus: Nuclea pushes tokenized receivables; Lula signs new law enabling crypto asset seizures

Aaron Stanley

tokenization

#221: B3 to launch its own stablecoin in 2026

Dec 22, 2025

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17 min read

#221: B3 to launch its own stablecoin in 2026

Plus: Coinbase's Julia Rosin is elected president of ABCripto; Helium to bring decentralized mobile network to Brazil

Aaron Stanley