Brazil Crypto Report

😱 Brazil's Finance Ministry shocked markets this week by announcing a surprise 3.5% tax on outbound financial transactions Experts across TradFi and crypto are predicting that this could be a moment that further catalyzes stablecoin adoption in the country as a way of circumventing this tax This week's 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report explores. Also in this edition: 😱 Central Bank says it may regulate privacy coins and tokenization 🏆 BRLA rebrands as Avenia, raises US$2.2 million seed round 💰 Binance Pay integrates Pix ⛏️ Brazil temporarily lifts import taxes on bitcoin mining hardware 💪 Subscribe to 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report for more news, analysis and interviews exploring the Brazil and Latam crypto ecosystems https://lnkd.in/d5szw7kn

😱 Quantum computing is the most powerful technological breakthrough of our lifetimes, but it poses threats to existing cryptographic algorithms Bruno Grossi, MSc explains how Banco Inter is embracing the technology while simultaneously protecting against its downsides 🎙️Full Interview YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dWfmtkFi Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dC6fP2qU Apple: https://lnkd.in/dKdZErv6 👊 Subscribe to 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more interviews like this https://lnkd.in/dUBZnuRv

Why is Banco Inter so bullish on stablecoin use cases for cross-border payments? Head of Emerging Technologies and Digital Assets Bruno Grossi, MSc explained during a recent interview with BCR at MERGE Madrid in Buenos Aires (courtesy of Roxom TV) 🎙️Full Interview YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dWfmtkFi Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dC6fP2qU Apple: https://lnkd.in/dKdZErv6 👊 Subscribe to 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more interviews like this https://lnkd.in/dUBZnuRv

🔥 How is Brazil's Banco Inter using Chainlink as an interoperability solution for its trade finance solution that uses CBDCs for liquidity? Bruno Grossi, MSc, head of emerging technologies and digital assets at Inter, explains during a recent interview with BCR at MERGE Madrid in Buenos Aires (courtesy of Roxom TV) 🎙️Full Interview YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dWfmtkFi Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dC6fP2qU Apple: https://lnkd.in/dKdZErv6 👊 Subscribe to 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more interviews like this https://lnkd.in/dUBZnuRv

💡Blockchain is the most powerful technology currently operative in the financial system, argues Bruno Grossi, MSc, head of emerging technologies and digital assets at Banco Inter 🎙️Catch his full interview with BCR at MERGE Madrid in Buenos Aires earlier this year, courtesy of Roxom TV YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dWfmtkFi Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dC6fP2qU Apple: https://lnkd.in/dKdZErv6 👊 Subscribe to 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more interviews like this https://lnkd.in/dUBZnuRv

🚀 El Salvador's bitcoin stash sees $357 million in unrealized profit as BTC tests all-time high The country recently saw over $357 million in unrealized profit, as bitcoin’s recent rally placed the cryptocurrency near its all-time high. President Nayib Bukele vowed to continue buying bitcoin despite a deal with the IMF to wind down some of the country’s bitcoin activities. Full article via The Block https://lnkd.in/dTnwk76S

🚨 There are deep concerns that Brazil's proposed stablecoin rules will completely neuter the country's emerging digital asset industry before it can even walk To analyze, I convened an X Space of experts from Brazil's crypto ecosystem to discuss the controversial stablecoin regulations that the Central Bank has proposed 😱 These include restrictions on sending stablecoins to non-Brazilian wallets and a ban on transferring stablecoins from regulated exchanges to self-custody wallets These rules are without precedent globally 🙌 To help spread the word, I'm releasing the audio from the X Space in podcast format. If you are tracking the stablecoin eocsystem in Latin America and emerging markets, this is episode is a must listen If you can't listen to the full Space, I've done my best to summarize the in this article 🎧 Listen Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dT5kenRp Apple: https://lnkd.in/dQtnD5tF Antonio Neto Michael Guimarães ABTOKEN Thiago Sarandy Julia Rosin Carlos Russo Cesar Carvalho Regina Pedroso Guilherme Sacamone

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New episode of Frontera podcast: Latin America’s crypto insights to the world 🇧🇷 This week we plug into Brazil with Aaron Stanley, the journalist behind Brazil Crypto Report Report. Together we unpack the paradox powering LatAm’s most advanced crypto market: a nation racing to digitize money yet reining in Web3 just as fast. -How Pix primed 150 million Brazilians for on-chain payments -Why the Central Bank is tightening the screws after leading the charge -What builders and investors across the region can learn from Brazil’s next moves Huge thanks to Aaron Stanley for dropping such tremendous insights. Hit play & stay ahead. 🎧 Listen on Spotify or YouTube → https://lnkd.in/dGRJ_gvc

💪 How did Transfero Group maintain a compliance-first approach in Brazil even when the crypto regulatory framework was unclear? It took a proactive approach by getting a payment institution license - one step below a banking license CMO Guilherme Murtinho explained during a at Web Summit Rio 👊 Subscribe to 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more content like this https://lnkd.in/dUBZnuRv