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blockchain

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#215: RIP Drex 🪦

Nov 10, 2025

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23 min read

#215: RIP Drex 🪦

Plus: Vitalik at ETHLatam; OKX Pay launches in Brazil; VASP regulations coming this week

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+6

#194: Central Bank reveals plans for Drex super app

Jun 8, 2025

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18 min read

#194: Central Bank reveals plans for Drex super app

Plus: Uproar over IOF tax as government looks to tax crypto transactions

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+7

#190: B3 to launch ETH and SOL futures trading

May 11, 2025

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14 min read

#190: B3 to launch ETH and SOL futures trading

Plus: Meliuz inches closer to becoming Brazil's MicroStrategy

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

blockchain

+8

#183: Coinbase: stablecoin self-custody ban goes too far

Mar 23, 2025

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16 min read

#183: Coinbase: stablecoin self-custody ban goes too far

Plus: Campos Neto reappears in Miami to talk Drex, stablecoins

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+6

#182: Bolsonaro says he would vote against Drex

Mar 16, 2025

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17 min read

#182: Bolsonaro says he would vote against Drex

Plus: BRL1 stablecoin launches; Mercado Bitcoin ordered to suspend token sales

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+11

#181: Meliuz puts 10% of its cash reserves into bitcoin

Mar 9, 2025

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16 min read

#181: Meliuz puts 10% of its cash reserves into bitcoin

Plus: Ronaldinho memecoin flops; market pushes back against proposed stablecoin self-custody ban

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+9

#164: Brazil's Central Bank weighs IOF tax on cryptos

Nov 5, 2024

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19 min read

#164: Brazil's Central Bank weighs IOF tax on cryptos

Plus: OKX rolls out Ayrton Senna activation in Sao Paulo; Brazil and Hong Kong to test CBDC payments

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

blockchain

+9

#161: Brazilians moved US$90 billion of crypto last year: Chainalysis

Oct 14, 2024

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18 min read

#161: Brazilians moved US$90 billion of crypto last year: Chainalysis

Plus: Exchanges team up to launch new BRL stablecoin; CVM says tokenization is here to stay

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+9

#156: Brazilian social media users flock to Bluesky after X ban

Sep 8, 2024

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20 min read

#156: Brazilian social media users flock to Bluesky after X ban

Plus: New AI tool to track crypto tax cheats; Drex moves into Phase 2 as Central Bank unveils new use cases

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+8

🌎Latam Crypto Report #15: Paraguay Strengthens Illegal Mining Crackdown

Jun 29, 2024

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18 min read

🌎Latam Crypto Report #15: Paraguay Strengthens Illegal Mining Crackdown

Also: Nubank to implement bitcoin Lightning Network; Bolivia reverses crypto ban for financial institutions

#bitcoin

+8

#144: Itaú opens bitcoin trading platform to all users

Jun 16, 2024

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17 min read

#144: Itaú opens bitcoin trading platform to all users

Plus: Campos Neto defends Drex at Valor Capital Summit; OKX looks to take on Binance in Brazil

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+7

#141: Drex at a crossroads

May 27, 2024

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21 min read

#141: Drex at a crossroads

Plus: Crypto imports for April up 2x from 2023; Central Bank reveals next steps for crypto regulations

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+5

#140: Ripple launches Brazil-targeted grants program

May 19, 2024

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18 min read

#140: Ripple launches Brazil-targeted grants program

Plus: Ethereum Rio highlights; BitcoinToYou disables customer withdrawals

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

privacy

+5

#137: Nubank greenlights crypto withdrawals

Apr 28, 2024

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14 min read

#137: Nubank greenlights crypto withdrawals

Plus: likely Campos Neto successor at BC is bearish on Drex; Citi says Brazil leads in digital money adoption

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+8

#135: Michael Saylor promotes bitcoin on "secret trip" to Brazil

Apr 14, 2024

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19 min read

#135: Michael Saylor promotes bitcoin on "secret trip" to Brazil

Plus: Elon vs Alexandre de Morães memecoins; Receita Federal to launch consultation on crypto taxes

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+7

#130: BRICS coin coming soon?

Mar 10, 2024

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18 min read

#130: BRICS coin coming soon?

Plus: Receita Federal releases new crypto tax reporting rules; Binance compliance chief pays a visit to Brazil

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

tokenization

+5

#128: "The Central Bank is Melting," Campos Neto sounds the alarm over labor dispute

Feb 26, 2024

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18 min read

#128: "The Central Bank is Melting," Campos Neto sounds the alarm over labor dispute

Plus: Braiscompany CEO Antonio Neto Ais discovered in Argentina?

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+5

#126: Mercado Bitcoin looks to be Brazil's Nubank, XP for crypto

Feb 12, 2024

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16 min read

#126: Mercado Bitcoin looks to be Brazil's Nubank, XP for crypto

Plus: Campos Neto meets with crypto investors; Solana seeks new partnerships in Brazil

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+5

#123: Crypto ETFs in Brazil are top performers for 2023

Dec 24, 2023

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16 min read

#123: Crypto ETFs in Brazil are top performers for 2023

Plus: All eyes on Hashdex as possible US bitcoin ETF approvals loom in January

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+7

#121: Itaú launches crypto platform; Nubank adds USDC for Brazilian customers

Dec 11, 2023

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22 min read

#121: Itaú launches crypto platform; Nubank adds USDC for Brazilian customers

Plus: Bacen hosts inaugural Encontro Drex conference in Brasilia; regulatory consultation delayed to 2024

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+5

#118: Pix turns 3 years old with 155 million users, US$300 billion in transaction volume

Nov 20, 2023

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21 min read

#118: Pix turns 3 years old with 155 million users, US$300 billion in transaction volume

Plus: Milei's incredible upset victory in Argentina; Lemon Cash scales back Brazil operation as OKX ramps up

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+4

#116: Brazil's Bitcoin ETFs Outperform 📈

Nov 6, 2023

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15 min read

#116: Brazil's Bitcoin ETFs Outperform 📈

Plus: Drex to integrate with "traditional" public blockchains; financial influencers still love crypto

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+4

#115: New 15% crypto tax proposal advances in Congress

Oct 30, 2023

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24 min read

#115: New 15% crypto tax proposal advances in Congress

ABCripto releases first industry census; CVM to ramp up scrutiny of crypto industry

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+4

#114: Magalu launches crypto platform as XP and PicPay wind theirs down

Oct 23, 2023

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22 min read

#114: Magalu launches crypto platform as XP and PicPay wind theirs down

Plus: With CPI concluded, what happens next? Itaú and Liqi team up on tokenized receivables fund

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

privacy

+4

Asset Segregation: Back from the Dead 👻

Oct 9, 2023

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22 min read

Asset Segregation: Back from the Dead 👻

🇧🇷BCR #112: Binance dodges CPI requests as commitee winds down; Mercado Bitcoin launches institutional service; privacy testing for Drex begins

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley
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