Paulo Alves

Paulo Alves is a crypto editor at InfoMoney, a leading financial news publication in Brazil. His work has been featured in CNN Brazil, TechTudo and BeInCrypto Brazil, among other media. He graduated in Journalism from University of Amazon and holds a Digital Communications degree from University of São Paulo.

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Finance

Brazil’s Securities Regulator Probes Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin on Token Issuance

The CVM asked the country’s largest local crypto exchange to provide data on fixed-income tokens it has issued since January 2020.

Bandera de Brasil. (Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bybit Halts Derivatives Trading in Brazil After Exchange Commission Ban

Bybit said it is holding talks with Brazil’s securities commission, but will discontinue trading of crypto futures and options as of Thursday.

Bandera de Brasil. (Unsplash)

Finance

Digital Wallet Provider MetaMask Allows Crypto Purchases With Brazilian Reals

MetaMask is the latest global crypto player to integrate with Brazil's Pix payment system, which has 126 million users.

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Finance

Brazil Exceeds 1M Registered Crypto Users in July for First Time as Number Grows 68% in a Month

The figure excludes international exchanges, which aren’t obliged to disclose the information to the local tax authority.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bybit Barred From Brokering Securities in Brazil

According to the CVM, Brazil's stock exchange B3 is the only one authorized to intermediate securities in the South American country.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Brazil's Largest Investment Bank, BTG Pactual, Launches Crypto Trading Platform

Called Mynt, the product allows customers to trade BTC, ETH, SOL, DOT and ADA.

Oficinas de BTG Pactual. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Finance

Amber Group Brings Retail Trading Platform to Brazil

The platform, which has been operational in the South American country since June, will also enable the delivery of loans.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Santander Brazil to Launch Crypto Trading Feature in Coming Months, CEO Says

The financial institution will join fintech companies entering the crypto segment, such as Nubank, Mercado Libre and PicPay.

Banco Santander lanzará función de trading cripto en Brasil. (Cristina Arias/Getty Images)

Finance

Brazil’s Largest Digital Bank Nubank Reaches 1M Crypto Users After Just a Month

The company reached the milestone in July, 11 months ahead of schedule, and is also exploring asset tokenization.

Nubank lanzará su propio token. (Nubank)

Policy

Brazilian Congress Postpones Crypto Bill Vote Until After October Presidential Elections

Deputies were originally scheduled to consider the text this week, which has already been approved by the Senate.

Congreso de Brasil. (Marisa Cornelsen/Unsplash)

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