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+7
Aug 10, 2025
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22 min read
#202: Surprise! Drex Ditches Blockchain at Blockchain Rio
Plus: Brazil's Congress to hold hearing on Bitcoin Strategic Reserve legislation
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+6
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
drex
+7
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
drex
+7
Apr 13, 2025
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19 min read
#186: Brazil Needs a Bitcoin Reserve, says VP's Chief of Staff
Plus: Coinbase lays out objections to proposed Central Bank rules, Mercado Bitcoin & Mantra to tokenize US$200 million in assets
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+6
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
drex
+11
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
drex
+9
Dec 23, 2024
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23 min read
#171: Campos Neto talks Drex, tokenization in farewell address
Plus: Binance ramps up institutional book in Brazil; Hashdex hybrid ETF approved in US
drex
+9
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
drex
+7
Sep 1, 2024
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21 min read
#155: Banned: X is blocked in Brazil amid Musk vs Moraes censorship fight
Plus: world's first Solana ETF launches in Brazil; Galipolo named as next Central Bank president
drex
+8
Jun 30, 2024
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23 min read
#146: Nubank to bring bitcoin Lightning Network to 100 million users
Plus: All eyes on Drex at Febraban Tech; Santander Brasil launches crypto trading
drex
+7
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
drex
+5
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
drex
+8
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
drex
+5
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
drex
+7
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
