Brazil Makes Statement on Bitcoin, Warns of Risks
The Central Bank of Brazil's building in Brasília. Source: OPLOP. On Wednesday, not only did we have the central bank of Israel come out and warn of the perils of getting involved with digital currencies, Hungary also came forward with a statement of their own. Now, the Central Bank of Brazil is coming out of the woodwork with a statement of their own. And while they haven't slammed down the ban hammer like Russia recently has, they have echoed the sentiments previously communicated by a number of other central banks. The bank reminds its citizens that "virtual currency" are not issued nor....
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Bitcoin is being widely adopted across the world, in developed countries like the United States and developing African countries alike. But Brazilians don't seem to be interested in jumping on to the bitcoin bandwagon. Surprisingly for a country which is the 5th largest when it comes to number of internet users, the adoption of bitcoins is very low, with less than 0.1% bitcoin wallet downloads. A number of reasons ranging from lack of knowledge to regulatory issues can be listed for slow adoption of bitcoin in Brazil. Language. With Portuguese being their native tongue, most Brazilians are....
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors about the “risks with accounts that pay interest on crypto-asset deposits.” The warning coincides with the first enforcement action the agency took against crypto lending platforms.
SEC Warns About Risks in Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the recently launched Nigerian central bank digital currency (CBDC) is attracting interest from many institutions globally, including central banks. Still, the fund warns that the CBDC carries risks for monetary policy implementation, cyber security, operational resilience, and financial integrity and stability. CBDC Attracting Interest In its latest country focus report authored by economist Jack Ree, the IMF explains why Nigeria’s new CBDC has drawn substantial interest from the outside world and from central banks in....
Binance announced this week that the direct withdrawal and deposits were suspended in Brazil. The exchange issued a statement where it announced that this was the result of a change in the payments partner in the country and that it will be taking legal steps against it. However, the partner states that Binance did not adapt to provide the new KYC information required by Brazil’s central bank.
Binance Stops Real Related Movements
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