Brazilian and US authorities uncover $768 million crypto fraud scheme

Oct 8, 2022

Brazilian and US authorities uncover $768 million crypto fraud scheme

The suspected company offered investors returns of up to 20% per month on investments in digital assets

Brazilian police raids six crypto exchanges

Sep 24, 2022

Brazilian police raids six crypto exchanges

Law enforcers ordered the freezing of the suspects’ assets totaling $238 million

Binance hires ex-president of Brazil’s Central Bank as adviser

Sep 6, 2022

Binance hires ex-president of Brazil’s Central Bank as adviser

Henrique Meirelles also served as Brazil’s Minister of Economy from 2016 to 2018

BlueBenx crypto platform suspends withdrawals due to $32 million hack

Aug 15, 2022

BlueBenx crypto platform suspends withdrawals due to $32 million hack

Some customers believe that information about the hacker attack may be part of a scam scheme since its details were not provided

Brazilian authorities propose to tokenize mined gold

Aug 13, 2022

Brazilian authorities propose to tokenize mined gold

The upcoming bill involves the implementation of trading operations with precious metals into the blockchain

Argentine FC makes a transfer for $8 million in cryptocurrency

Aug 1, 2022

Argentine FC makes a transfer for $8 million in cryptocurrency

The transaction is considered an export operation, so Banfield must convert the funds received into pesos on the official exchange market

Rio de Janeiro authorities will buy bitcoins for part of the city’s budget

Jul 28, 2022

Rio de Janeiro authorities will buy bitcoins for part of the city’s budget

The government expects that the adoption of BTC into the financial system will make the city the main cryptocurrency hub of Brazil

Brazil launches bitcoin satellite node

Jul 14, 2022

Brazil launches bitcoin satellite node

However, this connection method has limitations — it can only be used to download data, but not to send it back to the network

Brazil creates unit to investigate crypto crimes

Jul 5, 2022

Brazil creates unit to investigate crypto crimes

Agents must interact with the digital asset ecosystem to successfully complete assignments and inform consumers

Binance suspended deposits and withdrawals in Brazil

Jun 20, 2022

Binance suspended deposits and withdrawals in Brazil

The platform announced a change in its current local payment partner to offer a better experience for customers

Brazilian bank Nubank to offer cryptocurrency trading to clients

May 12, 2022

Brazilian bank Nubank to offer cryptocurrency trading to clients

More than 50 million users will be able to trade bitcoins and Ethereum

Bloomberg: Coinbase refused to buy shares of Brazilian crypto firm 2TM

May 4, 2022

Bloomberg: Coinbase refused to buy shares of Brazilian crypto firm 2TM

The sources do not reveal the reasons for the termination of the deal