Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin
Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances.
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Second Solana ETF Approved in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Raphael Nogueira/Unsplash)
Binance to Pay $1.7M to Brazilian Securities Commission to End Probe Into Unauthorized Derivatives Offering
The Latin American country’s agency had rejected Binance’s previous proposal, made in August 2023, to end an investigation into its derivatives products.
Digital Assets Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $10M in Series A Funding
The company plans to reach $16 million by the end of a second closing.
Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission Approves Solana-Based ETF
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has approved a Solana-based exchange-traded fund (ETF), the agency disclosed in its central database.
Brazilian Civil Police Dismantles Crypto Laundering Scheme Employed by Drug Gang
The Civil Police of São Paulo, Brazil, dismantled a money laundering scheme managed by the drug gang First Capital Command (PCC) that operated a company operating as a crypto exchange, the police said on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.
BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Starts Trading in Brazil
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), by far the most successful of the 10 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, started trading on the Brazilian stock exchange B3, the company said. The asset manager announced the expansion on Thursday.
Brazil to Impose 15% Tax on Crypto Earnings Held on Offshore Exchanges: Report
The bill is awaiting presidential approval.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Have Almost $100M in AUM in Brazil, Led by Hashdex Offering
Pro-market digital assets regulation and growing interest from large institutions are among the factors of the success so far, said Hashdex’s CEO.
Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard
The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners.