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blockchain

Latam Crypto Report #25: Nexo Acquires Buenbit

Dec 20, 2025

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20 min read

Latam Crypto Report #25: Nexo Acquires Buenbit

Also: TRM Labs reveals new Venezuela report; Chainalysis unpacks LATAM trends

taxations

#217: Receita Federal Ramps Up Surveillance of Overseas Transactions

Nov 23, 2025

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16 min read

#217: Receita Federal Ramps Up Surveillance of Overseas Transactions

Plus: Tether invests in Parfin; leadership spat at ABCripto

Aaron Stanley

blockchain

#213: Brazil Tops US$1 Billion in Tokenized Assets

Oct 26, 2025

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19 min read

#213: Brazil Tops US$1 Billion in Tokenized Assets

Plus: Central Bank previews forthcoming VASP regulation; stablecoin usage to circumvent IOF tax surges

Aaron Stanley

blockchain

#208: Nubank to test stablecoin payments with credit cards

Sep 21, 2025

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16 min read

#208: Nubank to test stablecoin payments with credit cards

Plus: Stellar Meridian 2025 takes Rio by storm; Onigiri Capital to invest US$50 million in Brazil

Aaron Stanley

blockchain

#207: Oranje looks to become Latam's biggest BTC treasury company

Sep 15, 2025

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14 min read

#207: Oranje looks to become Latam's biggest BTC treasury company

Plus: Nubank sees surge in crypto swap activity; Mercado Bitcoin launches HNWI service

Aaron Stanley

blockchain

#206: Brazil Jumps to 5th in Chainalysis Global Crypto Index

Sep 7, 2025

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18 min read

#206: Brazil Jumps to 5th in Chainalysis Global Crypto Index

Plus: Itau launches new crypto asset division; crypto exchange regulations coming this year, says Central Bank

Aaron Stanley

blockchain

#205: Receita Federal says 'No' to R$35,000 tax exemption

Sep 2, 2025

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17 min read

#205: Receita Federal says 'No' to R$35,000 tax exemption

Plus: UnB partners with MIT Digital Currency Initiative; Santa Catarina prohibits property registration on blockchain

Aaron Stanley

drex

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

Aaron Stanley

blockchain

Aug 3, 2025

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12 min read

#201: Central President Galipolo to open Blockchain Rio

Plus: FalconX launches in Brazil; Pharaoh of Bitcoins' wife turns against him in court

Aaron Stanley

blockchain

Jul 29, 2025

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14 min read

#200: Nubank re-launches its Nucoin loyalty token

Plus: Krugman praises Pix; BitGo launches in Brazil

Aaron Stanley

tokenization

#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

blockchain

#189: CVM to open public consultations on tokenization and crowdfunding rules

May 4, 2025

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19 min read

#189: CVM to open public consultations on tokenization and crowdfunding rules

Plus: Blockchain to unlock US$3.2 trillion in global capital markets, says Valor Capital; Wormhole launches in Brazil with Mercado Bitcoin

Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

Apr 27, 2025

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16 min read

#188: Ipê City Pop-Up Comes to Floripa

Plus: World's first XRP ETF launches in Brazil; Itau expands crypto trading

Aaron Stanley

drex

#186: Brazil Needs a Bitcoin Reserve, says VP's Chief of Staff

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

Aaron Stanley

#bitcoin

#185: Itaú weighs launching its own stablecoin

Apr 6, 2025

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13 min read

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

drex

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

Aaron Stanley

web3

Latam Crypto Report #25: Nexo Acquires Buenbit

#217: Receita Federal Ramps Up Surveillance of Overseas Transactions

#213: Brazil Tops US$1 Billion in Tokenized Assets

#208: Nubank to test stablecoin payments with credit cards

#207: Oranje looks to become Latam's biggest BTC treasury company

#206: Brazil Jumps to 5th in Chainalysis Global Crypto Index

#205: Receita Federal says 'No' to R$35,000 tax exemption

#202: Surprise! Drex Ditches Blockchain at Blockchain Rio

#201: Central President Galipolo to open Blockchain Rio

#200: Nubank re-launches its Nucoin loyalty token

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

#189: CVM to open public consultations on tokenization and crowdfunding rules

#188: Ipê City Pop-Up Comes to Floripa

#186: Brazil Needs a Bitcoin Reserve, says VP's Chief of Staff

#185: Itaú weighs launching its own stablecoin

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

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

#180: Eike Batista's crypto comeback takes shape

Latam Crypto Report #22: Breaking Down Argentina's Crypto Scandal

#178: Drex Resistance

#176: Eike Batista ❤️ Bitcoin

#175: Nubank's Velez says Trump will be good for crypto

#174: Coinbase ❤️ ABCripto

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

#171: Campos Neto talks Drex, tokenization in farewell address

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