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Finance

Binance Signs MoU to Acquire Brazilian Securities Brokerage Sim;paul Investimentos

The potential deal comes ahead of legislation that would require proper licensing for overseas crypto exchanges operating in Brazil.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Central Bank of Brazil Selects Partners to Assist With CBDC

The bank wants to evaluate use cases for a digital real and its technological feasibility.

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Policy

Brazilian Senate Committee Approves Bill Regulating Crypto Transactions

The project, introduced by Senator Flávio Arns, has to be voted on by the Senate plenary and then, if approved, by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.

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Finance

Brazilian Crypto Exchange Foxbit Raises $21M in Series A Funding

Funds will be used for developing new technology, team expansion and potential acquisitions, the company said.

João Canhada, Foxbit's CEO (Foxbit)

Finance

Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex Launches DeFi ETF on Local Stock Exchange

The ETF, which trades under the ticker DEFI11, attracted 2,200 investors for a total amount of $10.5 million, about a tenth of the $96 million it expected to capture.

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Finance

Brazilian Asset Manager QR Launches First Local DeFi ETF

QDFI11 was listed on the Brazilian stock exchange, B3, and tracks the Bloomberg Galaxy DeFi index.

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Finance

Turkish Crypto Firm Bitci Eyes Expansion Into Brazil, Spain: Report

The company aims to open a trading platform in Brazil next month with a Spanish one planned in March.

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Opinion

Watch Out for the Pols Bearing Crypto

Rio de Janeiro is the latest city to invest in bitcoin. The public needs transparency.

Christ the Redeemer statue, a prominent symbol of Rio de Janeiro. (Fernando Santos/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Rio Official Explains Why City Is Putting 1% of Its Treasury Reserves Into Crypto

Chicão Bulhões, the city's secretary of economic development, told CoinDesk TV the move seeks to reduce locals' distrust of cryptocurrencies and turn the city into a crypto hub like Miami.

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Rio De Janeiro 'Inspired by Miami' to Add Crypto to Its Balance Sheet

Brazil's second most populous city, Rio De Janeiro, is planning to allocate 1% of the city's treasury reserves to cryptocurrencies, also exploring ​applying discounts to tax payments made with bitcoin. "We were really inspired by Miami actually," Rio de Janeiro Economic Development Secretary Chicão Bulhões said of the move, sharing insights into what this means for the state of crypto in Brazil.

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