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

Brazilian Fintech PicPay to Launch Crypto Exchange, Real-Tied Stablecoin

The company, which has 30 million active users, will offer bitcoin, ether and USDP trading.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Resumes Local Currency Deposits With Brazilian Payment System Pix

On Wednesday, withdrawals were also enabled by the company, which had suspended both features on June 17.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Suspends Withdrawals and Deposits in Brazil Following New Central Bank Policy

The suspension applies to transfers made via the government's payment system Pix.

Brazilian flag (Shutterstock)

Finance

Brazilian Crypto Unicorn 2TM Lays Off Over 80 Employees

The company cited “the changing global financial landscape.” Its main competitor in Latin America, Bitso, laid off a similar number of people last week.

Roberto Dagnoni, CEO y presidente ejecutivo de 2TM Group, la empresa holding de Mercado Bitcoin. (2TM)

Policy

Brazilian Senate Plenary Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions

The bill will be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies and, if approved, can be vetoed by the executive branch.

Brazilian flag (Shutterstock)

Finance

Owner of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Plans to Launch Quantitative Trading Service

The holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, which is in talks to be acquired by Coinbase, is partnering with local player Giant Steps.

Brazil (Getty Images)

Policy

Rio de Janeiro to Allow Real Estate Tax Payments With Crypto as of 2023, Mayor Says

The state administration will convert crypto payments immediately to Brazilian reais, Mayor Eduardo Paes added.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Finance

Binance CEO Says Firm Is Looking Into Buying Banks and Payment Processors in Brazil

The company will seek to strengthen its presence in the Latin American country and comply with local regulations, according to CEO Changpeng Zhao.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex to Launch Web 3 ETF on Local Stock Exchange

The exchange-traded fund will start trading on March 30 under the ticker WEB311.

Brazilian flag (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Policy

Brazilian Senate Committee Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions

The project, introduced by Senator Flávio Arns, has to be voted on by the Senate plenary and then, if approved, by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.

Brazilian flag (Shutterstock)

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