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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

tokenization

+5

Latam Crypto Report #24: A New Crop of Agriculture and Energy Projects

Jul 12, 2025

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24 min read

Latam Crypto Report #24: A New Crop of Agriculture and Energy Projects

Also: Bolivia's crypto milestone; $LIBRA updates

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

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

blockchain

+8

#173: Receita Federal ramps up Pix surveillance

Jan 12, 2025

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16 min read

#173: Receita Federal ramps up Pix surveillance

Plus: new crypto tax rules coming in March; crypto contributes to record capital outflows in 2024

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

+8

Latam Crypto Report #21: What El Salvador's IMF Loan Deal Means for Bitcoin

Jan 11, 2025

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23 min read

Latam Crypto Report #21: What El Salvador's IMF Loan Deal Means for Bitcoin

Also: A new bitcoin documentary is now streaming; Bitso releases new payments report

usdc

+8

#172: Binance becomes Brazil's first exchange to secure broker-dealer license

Jan 5, 2025

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18 min read

#172: Binance becomes Brazil's first exchange to secure broker-dealer license

Binance's acquisition of the Sim;paul brokerage was approved by the Central Bank, giving the exchange critical brokerage and e-money licenses

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

blockchain

+6

#170: Coinbase surges in Brazil App Store rankings

Dec 15, 2024

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22 min read

#170: Coinbase surges in Brazil App Store rankings

Plus: Transfero acquires Fuse Capital; Metamask launches crypto debit card in Brazil

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

#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

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

usdc

+10

🌎 LATAM Crypto Report #12: OKX Lands in Argentina

Mar 1, 2024

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20 min read

🌎 LATAM Crypto Report #12: OKX Lands in Argentina

Also: Honduras bans banks from crypto trading, Bitso chronicles crypto usage across Latam

#bitcoin

+6

#127: Federal Police are investigating Tether usage in Brazil

Feb 19, 2024

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12 min read

#127: Federal Police are investigating Tether usage in Brazil

Plus: Braiscompany CEO sentenced, but still remains at-large; Central Bank employees go on strike this week

Aaron Stanley
Aaron Stanley

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