Chiliz is entering one of the world’s best football countries by listing CHZ token on the largest crypto exchange in Brazil. Chiliz (CHZ), a major sports-focused digital currency, is getting its first listing on a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange. Mercado Bitcoin, the largest crypto trading platform in Brazil, will soon roll out Chiliz trading against the…
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OKEx partners with major LATAM digital settlement network to unlock crypto purchases with three local currencies. OKEx, a major global cryptocurrency exchange, is embracing the Latin American crypto market by launching a fiat gateway for three local currencies. According to a July 3 announcement, OKEx users can now buy Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) in…
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WhatsApp’s payment features have been suspended in Brazil less than one month after the Facebook-owned app rolled them out. Brazil’s central bank has ordered Mastercard and Visa to suspend processing money transfers on behalf of Facebook’s WhatsApp. According to official information shared with Cointelegraph Brazil, the Central Bank of Brazil (BC) took action against WhatsApp…
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The second part of a series of articles on the advantages and challenges in the usage of blockchain technology for collecting and sharing information, without violating users’ privacy. From a technical viewpoint, blockchain is a growing records list that is cryptographically tied to and managed by a peer-to-peer network. At the same time, they join…
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The first part of a series of articles on the advantages and challenges in the usage of blockchain technology for collecting and sharing information, without violating users’ privacy. Several data violations, like the Cambridge Analytica scandal, have brought forth questions regarding how companies and governments should deal with the data entrusted to them, and they…
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Google Trends data compiled by Blockchaincenter.net shows search interest in Bitcoin is highest in Kenya and Brazil. An interactive map showing the level of cryptocurrency interest worldwide reveals that Bitcoin searches are most concentrated in countries in Africa and South America. According to the map published at Blockchaincenter.net, Google Trends data shows that Bitcoin (BTC)…
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Ripple continues to expand its presence in Brazil, holding a meeting with officials at the country’s central bank. Ripple, the company associated with the XRP cryptocurrency, had a closed-door meeting with the central bank of Brazil on May 30 to discuss “institutional matters”. According to the financial institution’s website, its president Roberto Campos Neto had…
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Local authorities reopen the case against lenders who reportedly refuse to work with cryptocurrency firms. Brazilian banks that have denied service to cryptocurrency companies are now being scrutinized by local authorities, according to a recent report from Folha de São Paulo. On May 20, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, voted to reopen…
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When Brazil’s central bank lowered its interest rates to 3%, potentially driving out some investors, it may have opened the doors for BTC. Bitcoin’s year-to-date performance compared to the Brazilian Real coupled with the country’s financial woes may help drive demand towards the cryptocurrency. According to a new report released May 11 by Delphi Digital…
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A $5 million hack that has baffled investigators in Brazil was thwarted with assistance from local OTC trading desks. A $5 million online heist in Brazil targeting Spanish multinational financial institution, Banco Santander was thwarted after the funds were seized with local over-the-counter (OTC) crypto exchanges. The perpetrators immediately moved to convert the stolen funds…
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