Brazil


Policy

Banco Itaú fue seleccionado por el Banco Central de Brasil para desarrollar un fondo de liquidez DeFi

El BC eligió otros siete proyectos para que formen parte de su Laboratorio de Tecnología e Innovación Financiera y Tecnológica.

Edificio del Banco Central de Brasil. (Credit: Shutterstock/Alf Ribeiro)

Policy

Brazil’s Largest Private Bank, Itaú, Selected by Central Bank to Develop a DeFi Liquidity Pool

The Banco Central do Brasil chose seven other projects as part of the Financial and Technological Innovation and Technology Laboratory.

Edificio del Banco Central de Brasil. (Credit: Shutterstock/Alf Ribeiro)

Finance

Compañía cripto latinoamericana Ripio lanza tarjeta prepaga en Brasil junto a Visa

Ripio Card permitirá realizar compras con 28 criptomonedas listadas en esa plataforma y recibir devoluciones de 5% en bitcoin.

Ripio planea emitir 250.000 tarjetas prepagas cripto en Brasil antes de fin de año. (Ripio)

Finance

Latin American Crypto Firm Ripio Launches Prepaid Crypto Card in Brazil

Payments can be made in any of 28 different cryptocurrencies, and the debit card also offers 5% cashback rewards in bitcoin.

Ripio planea emitir 250.000 tarjetas prepagas cripto en Brasil antes de fin de año. (Ripio)

Finance

Ripple Unveils Crypto On-Demand Liquidity Service in Brazil

The company is teaming up with the digital bank Travelex to introduce the product, which will initially allow transactions between Brazil and Mexico.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

Mercado Libre introduce su criptomoneda en Brasil con planes de expandirla al resto de América Latina

Mercado Coin permitirá a los 80 millones de usuarios de la compañía en el país a recibir recompensas por sus compras.

A Mercado Libre distribution centre. (Ministry of Economy, Government of Chile)

Finance

E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Introduces Cryptocurrency in Brazil, Plans Wider Latin America Use

Mercado Coin will allow the company’s 80 million users to make purchases and receive cashback.

A Mercado Libre distribution centre. (Ministry of Economy, Government of Chile)

Finance

Brazil's Largest Investment Bank, BTG Pactual, Launches Crypto Trading Platform

Called Mynt, the product allows customers to trade BTC, ETH, SOL, DOT and ADA.

Oficinas de BTG Pactual. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Finance

Brazil’s Largest Brokerage, XP, Launches Bitcoin, Ether Trading

The company, which has 3.6 million customers, hopes to reach 200,000 active crypto users by the end of 2022.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Videos

Levels to Watch for Bitcoin Next Week

CoinDesk’s Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses what the crypto sphere can expect from bitcoin (BTC) in the coming week. Plus, CoinDesk’s Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin on the launch of Vinteum, a nonprofit Bitcoin research and development center dedicated to supporting Bitcoin developers in Brazil and the wider Latin American region.

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