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

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

Congreso de Brasil pospone proyecto de ley cripto hasta las elecciones presidenciales de octubre

El texto, que ya fue aprobado por el Senado, se iba a debatir en la Cámara de Diputados esta semana.

Congreso de Brasil. (Marisa Cornelsen/Unsplash)

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)

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

2TM, unicornio cripto de Brasil, despide a más de 80 empleados

La compañía mencionó “el cambiante panorama financiero global”. Su principal competidor en América Latina, Bitso, había despedido una cantidad similar la semana pasada.

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

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)

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