Brazil

World's Biggest Meat Processor to Tackle Amazon Deforestation Using Blockchain Tech
JBS S.A. aims to track all of its cattle suppliers on a blockchain system by 2025.

Brazil's Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022
Brazil's fast-digitizing financial infrastructure could set the stage for CBDC in the next two years, said Campos Neto.

Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes Crypto Regulations for a Country Devoid of Any
Brazil's crypto scene has been unbanked, unregulated and awash in legal uncertain for its entire history.

Man Accused of Arranging Murder to Avoid Crypto Debt Can’t Escape Jail, Brazilian Court Rules
Crypto businessman Danilo Afonso Pechin remains jailed after Brazil's High Court refused to hear his request for freedom.

Brazil's Ailing Economy Is Helping Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Find Traction
Brazilian crypto users are increasingly turning to USD-pegged stablecoins as the country's real sinks to record lows against the dollar.

Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Derivatives Trading in Brazil
The order is the regulator’s first public stance on cryptocurrency derivatives trading.

Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason
Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms.

Brazilian Retailer Eyes Services for the Unbanked With Acquisition of FinTech Firm Airfox
Via Varejo snapped up the Boston-based firm to further its aim of providing financial services to millions of unbanked Brazilians.

Brazil Regulator Votes to Continue Probe Into Banks' Rejection of Crypto Firms
Brazil’s national competition regulator is about to decide the fate of its investigation on whether some of the largest banks in the country wrongly locked local crypto brokers out of financial services.

Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America
Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique.
