Brazil


Finance

Mercado Libre to Expand Crypto Trading Across Latin America

The company’s Mercado Pago digital wallet began allowing crypto buys and sells in Brazil in December, and quickly nabbed 1 million users.

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

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)

Finance

Brazilian Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Launch Operations in Mexico This Year: Report

The company’s parent, 2TM, raised $200 million from SoftBank one year ago with an eye towards expanding across Latin America.

Mercado Bitcoin se expandirá al mercado mexicano. (Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash)

Finance

Brazilian Fintech BEE4 to Launch First Local Tokenized Stock Marketplace

Working in a regulatory sandbox, the company will allow mid-sized companies to tokenize their public offerings on Quorum, a network running on Ethereum.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Brazil’s Largest Private Bank Itaú to Launch Tokenization Platform

The company will also offer crypto custody services.

Itaú branch. (Itaú)

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)