Brazil

Banco Central do Brasil is narrowing the focus of its DREX digital currency project.The project will shift from exploring blockchain towards enabling asset-based lending...

Brazil’s Central Bank runs Pix, a payment system attracting scrutiny from U.S. officials. The system settled over $450 billion in transactions last quarter,...

Banco Central do Brasil is considering a softer stance on self-hosted wallets and cross-border cryptocurrency use after industry feedback. Initial proposals aimed to restrict these...

Multiple asset managers including WisdomTree and Canary Capital have filed for XRP ETFs, initiating a 240-day SEC review period. XRP's price surged 7.5% to $2.71,...

Brazil's data protection agency ANPD halts World Network's crypto incentives for iris scans. The suspension takes effect from January 25, 2024. Regulators determined crypto rewards could...

Elon Musk is fighting a legal battle with Brazil's Supreme Court over orders to ban certain social media accounts.Justice Alexandre de Moraes accuses Musk...

Latam Gateway, the payment provider for Binance in Brazil, received on 19 May a licence from the country's central bank to operate as a...

Mastercard and Binance have announced a partnership to issue a prepaid card in Brazil, Latin America's largest economy.The move comes as the crypto exchange...