Brazil

Brazil Bans Crypto Rewards for Iris Scans as World Network Faces Regulatory Hurdle

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 in Legal Tug-of-War with Brazil’s Supreme Court Over Social Media Bans

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 Receives License to Operate as Payment Provider for Binance in Brazil

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 Join Forces in Brazil

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...

Currency Union in Latin America: Brazil and Argentina to Launch Common Currency

The governments of Brazil and Argentina will discuss in the next few days the basic guidelines for launching a common currency between the two...

Brazil’s CBDC to be built on blockchain inspired by Ethereum network

Fabio Araujo, director of the Central Bank of Brazil and leader of the Digital Brazilian Real project (Brazil's CBDC version), said that the new...

Brazil: Bitcoin law is approved

After no veto or pronouncement by the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, the Bitcoin bill, registered under the number 4.401/2021, was automatically approved today,...

Crypto.com received a Payment Institution license in Brazil

Crypto.com (CRO) has received a license from the Central Bank of Brazil to operate as a Payment Institution, as officially announced by the cryptocurrency...

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Leopold Aschenbrenner Suspected Behind $96M AI Stock Options Bet

AI hedge fund manager Leopold Aschenbrenner is suspected of purchasing $96 million in call options on AI-related stocks.The...

Binance Launches 24/7 FX Perpetuals with USDBRL

Binance launches USDBRL perpetual futures contract on Sept. 21, offering 24/7 trading and up to 100x leverage.The contract uses...

WordPress Urges Update as Click2Shell Let Admins Install Themes

WordPress patched the “Click2Shell” vulnerability in version 7.1.1, released September 17, 2026.The flaw lets a crafted link, opened by...