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tokenization

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#198: $179 Million Drained in Brazil's Largest-Ever Financial Hack

Jul 13, 2025

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19 min read

#198: $179 Million Drained in Brazil's Largest-Ever Financial Hack

Plus: Tether looks to mine bitcoin in Brazil; Mercado Bitcoin and Ripple partner on tokenized assets

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

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#184: More Brazilians hold crypto than stocks, Datafolha confirms

Mar 30, 2025

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20 min read

#184: More Brazilians hold crypto than stocks, Datafolha confirms

Plus: CVM overturns Mercado Bitcoin stop order; Nubank adds four new tokens

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

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#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

blockchain

+8

#179: Hashdex approved to launch world's first XRP ETF 🚀

Feb 24, 2025

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16 min read

#179: Hashdex approved to launch world's first XRP ETF 🚀

Plus: Tether looks to acquire majority stake in Adecoagro; 95% of Latam users want to increase crypto holdings

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

blockchain

+10

#177: BC's Galipolo warns of under the table stablecoin usage at BIS event

Feb 10, 2025

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16 min read

#177: BC's Galipolo warns of under the table stablecoin usage at BIS event

Plus: Eduardo Bolsonaro says "cryptocurrency is freedom"; another IPO to launch on BEE4

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

blockchain

+9

#176: Eike Batista ❤️ Bitcoin

Feb 3, 2025

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19 min read

#176: Eike Batista ❤️ Bitcoin

Plus: Worldcoin at impasse with Brazil's data protection regulator; Eduardo Bolsonaro speaks out against Drex

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+10

#168: Stablecoin self-custody ban proposed as BRL hits all-time low

Dec 2, 2024

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22 min read

#168: Stablecoin self-custody ban proposed as BRL hits all-time low

Plus: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve legislation introduced in Brazil's Congress

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+9

🌎 Latam Crypto Report #20: Sizing Up Argentina's Growing Fintech Sector

Nov 30, 2024

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19 min read

🌎 Latam Crypto Report #20: Sizing Up Argentina's Growing Fintech Sector

Also: Bukele proposes volcano 'rental' program for mining; crypto adoption takes off in Bolivia

cryptocurrencies

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#167: Chainlink enters the Drex CBDC pilot

Nov 24, 2024

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17 min read

#167: Chainlink enters the Drex CBDC pilot

Plus: Receita Federal has info on overseas tx; Drex will be decentralized, BC says

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

markets

+8

#165: Consultation Season and All-Time Highs

Nov 11, 2024

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19 min read

#165: Consultation Season and All-Time Highs

Plus: Bolsonaro not a fan of Drex; BeeFund crypto pyramid looking ugly

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

Latam Crypto Report #19: Buenos Aires Rolls Out Decentralized Identity

Oct 31, 2024

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16 min read

Latam Crypto Report #19: Buenos Aires Rolls Out Decentralized Identity

Also: Chainalysis drops its 2024 geography report; Avalanche unveils Visa crypto card

blockchain

+9

#163: Wen BRICS Bucks? Apparently Not Anytime Soon

Oct 27, 2024

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22 min read

#163: Wen BRICS Bucks? Apparently Not Anytime Soon

Plus: Campos Neto talks tokenization at IMF/World Bank meetings; Hashdex BITH11 bitcoin ETF surpasses R$1 billion in AUM

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

blockchain

+8

#153: Binance settles with Brazil's securities regulator to end derivatives probe

Aug 19, 2024

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21 min read

#153: Binance settles with Brazil's securities regulator to end derivatives probe

Plus: Nubank crypto volumes up 80% in 1H; Parfin raises US$10m Series A

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

drex

+8

#146: Nubank to bring bitcoin Lightning Network to 100 million users

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

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

+6

#145: Receita Federal to probe overseas crypto exchanges

Jun 24, 2024

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17 min read

#145: Receita Federal to probe overseas crypto exchanges

Plus: Arthur Inc opens mining facility in Oklahoma; Hashdex files for mixed bitcoin + ether ETF in US

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+5

#143: Crypto Regulations to Come in Early 2025, says BC

Jun 9, 2024

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13 min read

#143: Crypto Regulations to Come in Early 2025, says BC

Plus: Brazil's first crypto certification program for financial advisors is live

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

usdc

+7

#142: Consensus 2024 Recap; BTG, Nubank, Mercado Bitcoin announce USDC partnerships

Jun 3, 2024

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19 min read

#142: Consensus 2024 Recap; BTG, Nubank, Mercado Bitcoin announce USDC partnerships

Plus: Trexx receives funding from ImmutableX for blockchain game development; Ripple announces recipients of Brazil-targeted developer grants

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+7

🌎Latam Crypto Report #14: Bancolombia launches Wenia crypto exchange

May 24, 2024

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16 min read

🌎Latam Crypto Report #14: Bancolombia launches Wenia crypto exchange

Also: El Salvador introduces proof-of-reserves; Venezuela announces crypto mining ban

#bitcoin

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#139: Brazil crypto players rally to support Rio Grande do Sul relief efforts

May 13, 2024

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14 min read

#139: Brazil crypto players rally to support Rio Grande do Sul relief efforts

Plus: Nathalia Arcuri teams up with Mercado Bitcoin on content; Ribeiro says Chamber of Deputies will approve asset segregation bill by mid-year

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

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#138: Cryptocurrency imports weigh on Brazil's balance of payments

May 5, 2024

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13 min read

#138: Cryptocurrency imports weigh on Brazil's balance of payments

Plus: São Paulo supports NFT.Brasil, first-ever Lumx Hack takes shape

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

#bitcoin

+7

🌎 LATAM Crypto Report #13: Milei irks bitcoiners with new registration rules

Apr 9, 2024

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16 min read

🌎 LATAM Crypto Report #13: Milei irks bitcoiners with new registration rules

Also: Paraguayan lawmakers propose temporary crypto mining ban; new report highlights LATAM regulatory landscape

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