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The Brazilian Federal police exposed a local financial pyramid scheme and confiscated nearly $30 million in cryptocurrencies. The operation marked the largest seizure of digital assets in the history of Brazil. The New Record According to a report by CNN Brazil, the local authorities organized a special mission, called “Operation Kryptos,” to halt a fraudulent pyramid scheme operating in the area of Rio de Janeiro. After inspecting 15 different locations, the Federal Police...

Brazil continues to make progress in creating new investment opportunities related to cryptocurrencies. This week, it launched a brand new Bitcoin ETF —with a green twist. Under ticker BITH11, the Hashdex Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price replicates the performance of the Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price Index. This would, in turn, be the second ETF available in Brazil offering 100% exposure to Bitcoin, competing against the QR CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate or QBTC11 that was also...

A few hours ago, Brian Brooks announced his resignation as CEO of Binance US, a position that he assumed on May 1st of this year. On his personal Twitter account, Brooks did not elaborate much on the details, simply explaining that there were differences over the strategic direction of the exchange. Greetings #crypto community. Letting you all know that I have resigned as CEO of ⁦⁦⁦@BinanceUS⁩ . Despite differences over strategic direction, I wish my former colleagues much...

The Brazilian authorities have arrested the president of the Bitcoin Banco Group – Claudio Oliveira. According to them, he was responsible for swiping 7,000 bitcoins from customers worth $250 million today. ‘The Bitcoin King’ Got Busted In a recent online press release, the Brazilian officials reported the arrest of Claudio Oliveira. He was the man in charge of the Bitcoin Banco Group – a company promising high returns for clients who invest their bitcoins with it. Following...

Mercado Bitcoin – which means “Bitcoin Market” in English – is a Latin American cryptocurrency trading platform based in Brazil. Through a Series B funding round, the company managed to garner a whopping $200 million in additional funds through the SoftBank Latin America Fund, suggesting the growing presence of bitcoin and cryptocurrency in Latin American regions. Mercado Bitcoin Is at the Top of Its Game At the time of writing, the parent company of Mercado Bitcoin –...

Mercado Bitcoin, the largest crypto exchange in Brazil, has received a $200 million investment from the Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company, Softbank Group Corp, in a recently-concluded Series B funding. The Largest Series B Funding in LatAm According to a Thursday report, SoftBank made this investment through its Latin America Fund. Robert Dagnoni, the executive chairman and CEO of 2TM, the parent company of Mercado Bitcoin, noted that the giant bank’s move...

Following the recent approval of QR Capital’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Brazillian company is looking to raise $90 million to buy the bitcoin needed before trading commences.Working Towards Acquiring BitcoinQR Capital made history after Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) approved its application for a Bitcoin ETF, becoming the first of such in Latin America. As reported by CryptoPotato, the 100% Bitcoin ETF would trade on the Sao Paulo stock exchange, B3, under...

It appears that 2021 is the year for Bitcoin ETF approvals as yet another exchange-traded fund tracking the performance of the first-ever cryptocurrency will emerge – this time, in Brazil. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has given its blessing to QR Capital’s application, and the QBTC11 product will go live on the Sao Paulo stock exchange.Bitcoin ETF Approved in BrazilBased in Rio de Janeiro, QR Capital describes itself as the “largest cryptocurrency asset manager” in...

Despite being an underdeveloped region, Latin America sets an example for the whole world in terms of adoption, trading, and interest in cryptocurrencies.A recent survey revealed that more than 30% of Latinos are interested in investing in crypto, either to increase their wealth or at least to maintain its value in times of economic instability.The study, commissioned by Sherlock Communications, includes a survey of more than 2,200 people in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico to...

Bitso – a cryptocurrency exchange backed by Ripple – has completed a funding round that saw more than $62 million raised for the trading platform. The round was led by some of the largest venture capital firms out there including QED Investors and Kaszek Ventures.Bitso Is Bigger Than EverBitso is based in Mexico, and the company has announced that it plans to use the money it’s earned to expand its horizons across all Latin America, which is becoming a heavy hub for crypto activity in recent...