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If you have some Bitcoin in your wallet – and you live in Brazil – you can attack your country’s electoral infrastructure and bring the public institutions to their knees while people express their anguish as they wait for the results of a critical election to measure the leadership of the current president, deemed the Donald Trump of South America. Last weekend, Brazil had its municipal elections. More than 57,000 new council members were elected (the exact number has not...

Two indigenous tribes from the northern region of Brazil  have joined forces to create a cryptocurrency to save their future and have access to a decent income after a lack of attention from that country’s government. The two tribes are known for their with ancestral rivalries. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is known for his derogatory —perhaps even racists— comments on the country’s indigenous peoples, repeatedly asserting that any attention towards indigenous lands and...

Law enforcement officials from both the United States and Brazil have seized more than $20 million in crypto funds from an online scam that is alleged to have defrauded thousands of investors. The joint project between both nations went under the name Operation Egypto, and a primary suspect is now in custody and awaiting further legal action.Brazil and the U.S. Recover More Than $20 MillionThe man allegedly in charge of the scam is known as Marcos Antonio Fagundes, who is now being charged...

While most cryptocurrency community members speculate when or if Bitcoin will ever top its all-time high against the dollar, the digital asset has already marked an ATH against other government-issued fiat currencies – the Brazilian Real and the Turkish Lira. Bitcoin Smashes Through BRL ATH The past several days have been significantly exciting for the cryptocurrency industry, especially for its most well-known representative. Compared to the US dollar, BTC dipped to $11,200...

It looks like Ripple (XRP) could be about to expand again.Ripple Heading to Brazil?The world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap announced that it is now looking to expand into Brazil, which has become one of the largest digital asset havens over the past year and arguably one of the biggest regions for cryptocurrency in Latin America. The company’s head of global banking revealed in an interview during early June that executives are convinced that offering services to Brazil will...

It looks like Brazil’s hardcore tax laws are starting to hurt its crypto industry. Two digital exchanges in Brazil – Acesso and Latoex – have shut their doors permanently, claiming they cannot adhere to the country’s new tax laws which they cite as extremely strict and rigid.Crypto Companies in Brazil Are Facing the HeatBoth trading platforms say they are facing heavy fines. In addition, the tax laws have caused a lot of people to exit the space altogether, and thus both companies are facing...

Ripple, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has announced that it will spend most of 2020 trying to build new partnerships with banks in Brazil and South America.Ripple Wants to Build Itself Up in South AmericaThe main goal is to make remittance payment capabilities stronger within the nation’s borders. Ripple began building up its presence in Brazil in mid-2019 and has already established relationships with several leading financial institutions including Bradesco, Santander and...

Crypto scams are an everyday thing, it seems. If you dabble in crypto, you are putting yourself at risk to one extent or another. For people in Brazil, however, it’s being reported that this danger is somehow considerably larger than one might expect.Are Crypto Scams in Brazil the New Norm?Brazil is the largest country in South America, and one of the largest countries in the world. It’s also a huge cryptocurrency haven. This has both positives and its negatives. On one hand, it exposes a lot...