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Top Brazilian Bitcoin Exchange Plans International Expansion

January 22, 2021

Mercado Bitcoin, the largest Bitcoin exchange in Brazil, announced on Thursday the closure of a BRL 200 million (around $38 million) funding round and revealed its plans for international expansion. The fund...

Brazil Minister Says Country Will Have Own CBDC

November 6, 2020

Brazil minister says country will have own CBDC. Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has said that Brazil will issue its own central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The statement from Guedes came on Thur...

Agriculture Giants Join Forces To Create Grain Tracking Blockchain Platform

October 16, 2020

Agriculture giants join forces to create grain tracking blockchain platform. Bunge and Cargill, the world's largest grains and oilseeds companies, have teamed up to create the joint venture Covantis, which wi...

Brazil Senator Proposes For Sports Betting Inclusion In PND

October 3, 2020

Brazil senator proposes for sports betting inclusion in PND. A proposal was sent to the country's Ministry of Economy by Brazilian Senator Jaques Wagner to detail the benefits of including sports betting in t...

Brazilian Fund Manager And Nasdaq To Release World’s First Bitcoin ETF

September 22, 2020

Brazilian fund manager and Nasdaq to release worlds's first Bitcoin ETF. Hashdex, regulated Brazilian fund manager has secured a deal with Nasdaq to launch the world’s first crypto asset exchange-traded fund ...

The Nintendo Switch Goes On Sale In Brazil On September 18th

September 8, 2020

The Nintendo Switch goes on sale in Brazil on September 18th. Nintendo fans in Brazil won't have to wait much longer to get their hands directly from Nintendo on a switch. On Monday, the company announced t...

Central Bank President Announces Brazillians Could Expect To See CBDC In 2 Years

September 4, 2020

Central bank president announces Brazillians could expect to see CBDC in 2 years. The president of Brazil's central bank, Banco Central has announced that Brazilians could expect to see a central bank digital...

Brazil President Bolsonaro Approves Sports Betting Privatization

August 23, 2020

Brazil president Bolsonaro approves sports betting privatisation. Sports betting in Brazil will be privatized by the government after President Jair Bolsonaro signed the proposed decree by the Ministry of Eco...

Brazil Regulator Orders Binance to Cease Offering Crypto Derivatives

July 7, 2020

Brazil’s financial markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), has banned the influential crypto exchange Binance from offering derivative products in the country. The Brazilian commissi...

LOUD Creates Fortnite Team In Brazil

June 15, 2020

LOUD creates Fortnite team in Brazil. Brazilian eSports organisation, LOUD announced the creation of a team to play in Fortnite. LOUD competes primarily in Garena's mobile game called Free Fire. LOUD CEO Bru...