Brazil News

The largest e-commerce company in Latin America, Mercado Livre, has prohibited cryptocurrency advertising on their website.

A São Paulo court has dismissed the appeal made by Banco Santander against crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin.

Brazil-based Banco BTG Pactual SA has revealed its plans to release а security token, which could be purchased with Gemini Dollars or Ethereum.

One of the largest Brazilian banks, Bradesco, will close the accounts of cryptocurrency exchange Bitblue and its owners.

Ripple has announced the latest new partners in its global University Blockchain Research Initiative, which include universities in China, Singapore and Brazil.

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has criticized the country’s now-suspended crypto project for indigenous people.

Atletico Mineiro, a Brazilian premier league soccer club, is launching its own fan token “GaloCoin” based on Ethereum blockchain.

A security researcher claims that the number of MikroTik routers affected by cryptojacking malware has doubled since August 2018.

The largest private bank in Brazil, Itau Unibanco, has tested a $100 million loan on a blockchain platform powered by R3.

Japan and Brazil are the target of a new cryptocurrency-based remittance service based on Ripple.

Tether’s new Bahamas-based banking partner is possibly involved in $25 million money laundering case being investigated by federal prosecutors in Sao Paulo.

The Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil could require individuals and legal entities to send monthly detailed reports on crypto transactions.

Banco do Brasil and Santander reopen accounts of Brazilian crypto exchange Bitcoin Max following the preliminary court injunction.

Berkshire Hathaway – whose CEO and chairman is outspoken Bitcoin critic Warren Buffett – has invested around $600 million in two fintech payment firms.

Brazilian presidential candidate Fernando Haddad has announced his campaign will use blockchain technology to distribute his policy positions and plans for the ...