Rodrigo Tolotti

Rodrigo Tolotti is a crypto editor at InfoMoney, a leading financial news publication in Brazil. He graduated in Journalism from Faculdade Cásper Líbero.

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Finance

Latin American Web3 Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $15M

The funding round was led by crypto investment firm Framework Venture and included L4 Venture Builder, a corporate venture capital fund backed by the Brazilian stock exchange B3.

Alex Buelau, Marcos Viriato y Cristian Bohn (de izquierda a derecha), cofundadores de Parfin. (Parfin)

Policy

Brazil’s Securities Regulator Allows Investment Funds to Invest in Crypto

Assets will have to comply with current regulations approved this week by the country’s outgoing president, Jair Bolsonaro.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Policy

Brazil’s President Signs Crypto Regulations Into Law

Companies in the sector will have 180 days to adapt to the new rules.

(Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto.com Receives License as a Payment Institution in Brazil

The company is the first crypto exchange to become a licensed payments institution in the South American country.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Brazilian Federal Police Raids 6 Crypto Exchanges in Money Laundering Investigation

The names of the companies involved were not disclosed.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Binance Hires Former Brazilian Central Bank President as Adviser

Henrique Meirelles also served as economy minister between 2016 and 2018.

Henrique Meirelles (Paulo Fridman/Getty Images)

Finance

Brazilian Crypto Asset Manager Hashdex Authorized to List ETPs in the European Union

The company earlier this year received approval to operate in Switzerland and listed an ETP there in May.

European Union flag (Håkan Dahlström/Getty)

Policy

Brazil’s Largest Private Bank, Itaú, Selected by Central Bank to Develop a DeFi Liquidity Pool

The Banco Central do Brasil chose seven other projects as part of the Financial and Technological Innovation and Technology Laboratory.

Edificio del Banco Central de Brasil. (Credit: Shutterstock/Alf Ribeiro)

Finance

Ripple Unveils Crypto On-Demand Liquidity Service in Brazil

The company is teaming up with the digital bank Travelex to introduce the product, which will initially allow transactions between Brazil and Mexico.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Introduces Cryptocurrency in Brazil, Plans Wider Latin America Use

Mercado Coin will allow the company’s 80 million users to make purchases and receive cashback.

A Mercado Libre distribution centre. (Ministry of Economy, Government of Chile)

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