Brazil


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)

Finance

Brazilian Crypto Exchange Digitra.com Launches Trading Platform Using Nasdaq's Cloud-Based Technology

Nasdaq’s Marketplace Services Platform will support Digitra’s new "trade-to-earn" feature that awards tokens for every executed trade. 

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

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

Latin American Crypto Firm Ripio Launches Prepaid Crypto Card in Brazil

Payments can be made in any of 28 different cryptocurrencies, and the debit card also offers 5% cashback rewards in bitcoin.

Ripio planea emitir 250.000 tarjetas prepagas cripto en Brasil antes de fin de año. (Ripio)

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)

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

Brazil’s Largest Brokerage, XP, Launches Bitcoin, Ether Trading

The company, which has 3.6 million customers, hopes to reach 200,000 active crypto users by the end of 2022.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Videos

Levels to Watch for Bitcoin Next Week

CoinDesk’s Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses what the crypto sphere can expect from bitcoin (BTC) in the coming week. Plus, CoinDesk’s Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin on the launch of Vinteum, a nonprofit Bitcoin research and development center dedicated to supporting Bitcoin developers in Brazil and the wider Latin American region.

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Finance

Bitcoin R&D Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil

The nonprofit aims to support developers in Latin America.

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